Psalms 63:3 Go deeper

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. (KJV)

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כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 63:3 word 1

ט֣וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Psalms 63:3 word 2

חַ֭סְדְּךָChas.de.khacovenant loyalty your

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Psalms 63:3 word 3

מֵֽחַיִּ֗יםme.chai.Yimmore than life

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Psalms 63:3 word 4

שְׂפָתַ֥יse.fa.Tailips my

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Psalms 63:3 word 5

יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ\׃ye.sha.be.Chu.ne.khathey will extol you

Lemma: שָׁבַח (sha.vach) · Strong's: H7623B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to praise

Used 8 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:35, Psalms 106:47, Psalms 117:1, Psalms 145:4, Psalms 147:12, Ecclesiastes 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7623B; TAHOT Psalms 63:3 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Because	→	כִּי H3588A for
Your loving devotion	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness
is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
my lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
will glorify You	→	שָׁבַח H7623B to praise

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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