Bible Strands
Psalms 119:63
I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks to God immediately after rising at midnight to give thanks for His righteous judgments.
The words — The Hebrew חָבֵר (cha.Ver) literally means "companion" or "friend," and יְרֵא֑וּ/ךָ (ye.re.'U./kha) translates to "they fear you."
The thread — The text's emphasis on fellowship with the reverent runs through Psalms 101:6, where the king selects only the faithful to dwell with him, and Malachi 3:16, which records those who fear the LORD speaking together. Proverbs 13:20 reinforces this pattern by tying companionship directly to moral outcome.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to intentionally align their close associations with those who reverence God and obey His commands, treating relational proximity as a direct measure of spiritual posture.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Cross-references
- Psalms 101:6 My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
- Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Malachi 3:16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- 1 John 1:3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 119:79 May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
- Psalms 16:3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
- Psalms 119:115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
- Psalms 142:7 Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
- 1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.