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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 63 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. This psalm was composed by David, either when he was persecuted by Saul, and obliged to hide himself in desert places, as in the forest of Hareth, the wildernesses of Ziph, Maon, and Engedi, 1 Samuel 22:5; all which were in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:55; or when his son Absalom rebelled against him, which...
John Gill
My soul followeth hard after thee,.... In a way of duty, and in the use of means; as prayer, meditation, c. though at a distance from the house of God, and worship of it that he might not lose sight of him; that he might know more of him, and have more communion with him; being drawn after him with the cords of love, and strongly affected to him. Or, "my soul cleaveth after thee", or "to thee"...
Matthew Henry
This psalm has in it as much of warmth and lively devotion as any of David's psalms in so little a compass. As the sweetest of Paul's epistles were those that bore date out of a prison, so some of the sweetest of David's psalms were those that were penned, as this was, in a wilderness. That which grieved him most in his banishment was the want of public ordinances; these he here longs to be...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee: If he could not keep pace with his Lord, and did in some measure lose the joy of walking with God, then he would run after him. If thou canst not lean on Christ’s arm, keep close at Christ’s heel; be as near him as thou canst, like a dog who keeps close to his master: “My soul...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thy right hand upholdeth me. There is the secret upholding of divine grace, even when the soul cannot attain the fellowship at which it aims. When we are struggling to be near to God, let us thank the Lord who, by his Spirit, worketh in us the heavenly ardor that makes us run to him. The last three verses of the Psalm describe what would become of David’s enemies.
Charles H. Spurgeon
My soul followeth hard after thee: The Hebrew is, “My soul is glued to thee.” “I am like a dog that keeps close to his master’s heels, and will not leave him.” Psa_63:8. Thy right hand upholdeth me. We should not follow the Lord if his hand were not still underneath us to keep us going.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thy right hand upholdeth me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes, But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Stopped with a shovelful of earth, in many cases; for it seems as if some liars...
Charles H. Spurgeon
My soul followeth hard after thee: I am after thee, my God, hard after thee, following hard after thee longing for thee, like a dog at the heels of his master’s horse, going with all his might, following hard after thee. Oh, this is a healthy condition to be in. If thou canst not yet reach thy God, yet if thou followest hard after him it is well with thee, for notice the next sentence: Psa_63:8....
Charles H. Spurgeon
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foes. All our sins, and all other things or beings that are the enemies of our soul, Christ has overcome, and he will leave them upon the field.