Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 73:25
25Who do I have in heaven but you? And I desire nothing on earth but you.
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
23Yet I am always with you; you hold my right hand. 24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me up in glory. Who do I have in heaven but you? And I desire nothing on earth but you. 26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart, my portion forever. 27Those far from you will certainly perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:25 word by word
מִי־לִ֥י בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 73:25
- Psalms 16:5Lord, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; you hold my future.
- Psalms 17:15But I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with your presence.
- Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
- Psalms 43:4Then I will come to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise you with the lyre, God, my God.
- Psalms 63:3My lips will glorify you because your faithful love is better than life.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can compare with the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord?
- Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
- Philippians 3:8More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ
- 1 John 3:2Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he appears, we will be like him because we will see him as he is.
- Revelation 21:3Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look, God’s dwelling is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and will be their God.
- Psalms 42:1As a deer longs for flowing streams, so I long for you, God.
- Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in the Lord.
- Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to you; I am like parched land before you.Selah
- Isaiah 26:8Yes, Lord, we wait for you in the path of your judgments. Our desire is for your name and renown.
- Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the flocks disappear from the pen and there are no herds in the stalls,
- Matthew 10:37The one who loves a father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; the one who loves a 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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