KJV King James Version
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
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Psalm 63:1
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
WEB World English Bible
A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah. God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
ASV American Standard Version
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou art my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.
Surrounding context — Psalm 63
1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀H430 · e.lo.himGodאֵלִ֥יH410 · elGodאַתָּ֗הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּH7836 · sha.charto seekצָמְאָ֬הH6770 · tsa.meto thirstלְךָ֨׀H9031 · kayouנַפְשִׁ֗יH5315 · ne.pheshsoulכָּמַ֣הּH3642 · ka.mahto pineלְךָ֣H9031 · kayouבְשָׂרִ֑יH1320 · ba.sarfleshבְּאֶֽרֶץ־H776 · e.retsland: country/planetצִיָּ֖הH6723 · tsiy.yahdrynessוְעָיֵ֣ףH5889 · a.yephfaintבְּלִי־H1097 · be.liwithoutמָֽיִם׃H4325 · ma.yimwater
Cross-references
Psalm 143:6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.Psalm 84:2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.Psalm 42:1-2To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Psalm 91:2I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.Revelation 7:16-17They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.Exodus 15:2The LORD [is] my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he [is] my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.Psalm 5:3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up.John 7:37In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.Psalm 118:28Thou [art] my God, and I will praise thee: [thou art] my God, I will exalt thee.Psalm 143:10Teach me to do thy will; for thou [art] my God: thy spirit [is] good; lead me into the land of uprightness.Proverbs 8:17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.Song of Solomon 3:1-3By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.1 Samuel 22:5And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.1 Samuel 23:23-25See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.Proverbs 1:27-28When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It [is] my people: and they shall say, The LORD [is] my God.
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