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Psalms 63:1
1O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You; My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Psalms 63:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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;
- New International Version (NIV)You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
Context of Psalms 63:1
O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You; My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2So I have gazed upon You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. 3Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
Read all of Psalms 63Psalms 63:1 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ אֵלִ֥י אַתָּ֗ה אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ צָמְאָ֬ה לְךָ֨׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י כָּמַ֣הּ לְךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י בְּאֶֽרֶץ־צִיָּ֖ה וְעָיֵ֣ף בְּלִי־מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- my Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- early will I seekשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
- thee: my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- thirstethצָמֵאtsâmê' · to thirstH6770
- for thee, my fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- longethכָּמַהּkâmahh · to pineH3642
- for thee in a dryצִיָּהtsîyâh · drynessH6723
- and thirstyעָיֵף‛âyêph · faintH5889
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- where noבְּלִיbelîy · withoutH1097
- waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
Cross-references for Psalms 63:1
- 1 Samuel 22:5Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; leave, and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went into the forest of Hereth.
- 1 Samuel 23:14David stayed in the wilderness in strongholds, in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.
- 1 Samuel 26:1The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding on the hill of Hachilah, east of Jeshimon?”
- 1 Samuel 15:28So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.
- Psalms 31:14But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O Lord; I said, “You are my God.”
- Psalms 42:11Why are you in despair, O my soul? Why have you become restless and disquieted within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
- Psalms 91:2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust [with great confidence, and on whom I rely]!”
- Psalms 118:28You are my God, and I give thanks to You; [You are] my God, I extol You.
- Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will [so that I may please You], For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
- Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Jeremiah 31:1“At that time,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”
- Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will listen and answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
- John 20:17Jesus said to her, “Do not hold Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
- Psalms 5:3In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].
- Psalms 78:34When He killed [some of] them, then those remaining sought Him, And they returned [to Him] and searched diligently for God [for a time].
- Job 8:5If you would [diligently] seek God And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,
Commentaries on Psalms 63:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O God, thou art my God - He who can say so, and feels what he says, need not fear the face of any adversary. He has God, and all sufficiency in him. Early will I seek thee - From the dawn of day. De luce, from the light, Vulgate; as soon as day breaks; and often before this, for his eyes prevented the night-watches; and he longed and watched for God more than they who watched for the morning. The old Psalter says, God my God, til the fram light I wake…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O God, thou art my God - The words here rendered God are not the same in the original. The first one - אלהים 'Elohiym - is in the plural number, and is the word which is usually employed to designate God Genesis 1:1; the second - אל 'Êl - is a word which is very often applied to God with the idea of strength - a strong, a mighty One; and there is probably this underlying idea here, that God was the source of his strength, or that in speaking of God as…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David's desire toward God. (1-2) His satisfaction in God. (3-6) His dependence upon God, and assurance of safety. (7-11) Verses 1-2 Early will I seek thee. The true Christian devotes to God the morning hour. He opens the eyes of his understanding with those of his body, and awakes each morning to righteousness. He arises with a thirst after those comforts which the world cannot give, and has immediate recourse by prayer to the Fountain of the water of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Together, soul and body refer to a person's entire being. dry and weary land: When David lived in the desert, he felt spiritually empty, away from God's people and the sanctuary.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111. early ... seek thee--earnestly (Is 26:9). The figurative terms-- dry and thirsty--literally, "weary," denoting moral destitution, suited his outward circumstances. soul--and--flesh--the whole man (Psa 16:9, 10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 63
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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