American Standard Version
Psalms 73:25
25Whom have I in heavenbut thee?And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
Psalms 73:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
Context of Psalms 73:25
23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand. 24Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heavenbut thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 26My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. 27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee.
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:25 word by word
מִי־לִ֥י בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 73:25
- Psalms 16:5Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.
- Psalms 37:4Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
- Psalms 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
- Psalms 63:3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
- Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
- Philippians 3:8Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
- 1 John 3:2Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and betheir God:
- Psalms 42:1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
- Psalms 104:34Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
- Psalms 143:6I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soulthirstethafter thee, as a weary land. [Selah
- Isaiah 26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our soul.
- Habakkuk 3:17For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
- Matthew 10:37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Whom have I in heaven but thee? - The original is more emphatic: בארץ חפצתי לא ועמך בשמים לי מי mi li bashshamayim ; veimmecha lo chaphatsti baarets . "Who is there to me in the heavens? And with thee I have desired nothing in the earth." No man can say this who has not taken God for his portion in reference to both worlds.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25whom have I in heaven but thee? - literally, “Who is to me in the heavens?” That is, There is no one there that in my love for him can be compared with thee; no one who can do for me what thou canst do; no one who can meet and satisfy the needs of my soul as thou canst; no one who can be to me what God “is” - what a God “must” be. After all my complaining and my doubts there is no one, not even in the heavens, who cant supply the place of “God,” or be to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 God would not suffer his people to be tempted, if his grace were not sufficient, not only to save them from harm, but to make them gainers by it. This temptation, the working of envy and discontent, is very painful. In reflecting upon it, the psalmist owns it was his folly and ignorance thus to vex himself. If good men, at any time, through the surprise and strength of temptation, think, or speak, or act amiss, they will reflect upon it with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-26Nothing in heaven or on earth is better than being near God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2625-26. God is his only satisfying good.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 73
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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