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Psalms 73:25
25Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside 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 by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me. Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee. 26My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever. 27For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring 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 will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Psalms 37:4and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
- Psalms 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto the God of the gladness of my joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
- Psalms 63:3For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? [who] among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?
- Matthew 5:8Blessed the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
- Philippians 3:8But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ;
- 1 John 3:2Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God.
- Psalms 42:1As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
- Psalms 104:34My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
- Psalms 143:6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, [thirsteth] after thee. Selah.
- Isaiah 26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul is to thy name, and to thy memorial.
- Habakkuk 3:17For though the fig-tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive-tree 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 who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above 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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