Psalms 73:25

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

23But I am always near to you. You hold my right hand, as my guide. 24You teach me the right way to go, and you will lead me to glory. You are the only one in heaven or on earth that I need to help me. You are the only one that I want. 26My body and my mind may become weak, but God will always keep me safe and strong. 27Those people who stay far away from you will die. You destroy everybody who turns away from you.

Psalms 73:25 word by word

מִי־לִ֥י בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whom have I in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• none upon earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• I desireחָפֵץchâphêts · to delight inH2654

Cross-references for Psalms 73:25

• Psalms 16:5You, Lord, are all that I need. What you give to me is enough, for me and for my descendants.
• Psalms 17:15As for me, Lord, I am not guilty of sin. So I will see your face. When I wake up, I will see you clearly, and I will be really happy!
• Psalms 37:4Be happy that the Lord is your friend. He will give you what you most want.
• Psalms 43:4Then I will go to your altar, to worship you, the God who makes me happy. You are my God and I will praise you there. I will sing to thank you, God, with my harp.
• Psalms 63:3Your faithful love for me is better than life itself. So I will speak out to praise you.
• Psalms 89:6In all the heavens, there is no one like you, Lord! No angel in heaven is equal to you.
• Matthew 5:8Happy are the people who have only good thoughts. They will come near to God and see him.
• Philippians 3:8Yes, now that I know Christ Jesus as my Lord, that is the most valuable thing. Nothing else is important at all. I have thrown everything else away, so that I can serve Christ. All those other things are like dirt to me. I think about them like that, so that I can have Christ.
• 1 John 3:2My friends, we are already children of God. We do not yet know clearly what we will become. But we do know this: when Christ returns to this world, we will become like him. We will be like him because we will see him as he really is.
• Revelation 21:3I heard a voice that spoke loudly from the throne. It said, ‘Look! God's home is now among people! God will live together with them. They will be his people. God himself will be with them and he will be their God.
• Psalms 42:1God, I need you so much! I look for you, as a thirsty deer looks for streams of water.
• Psalms 104:34I want my song to make him happy. I will be happy, because of what the Lord has done.
• Psalms 143:6I raise my hands to pray to you. I need you to help me, like dry ground needs rain. Selah
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, Lord, as we follow the path of your justice, we wait for you to help us. We really want people to know that you are great. We want them to praise your name.
• Habakkuk 3:17Whatever happens, I will continue to thank the Lord. If there are no flowers on the fig trees, if there are no grapes on the vines, if there are no olives on the olive trees, if there are no crops in the fields, if the sheep are dying in the hills, if there are no cows on the farms,
• Matthew 10:37Nobody should love his own father and mother more than he loves me. If he does, he cannot be my disciple. Nobody should love his own son or daughter more than he loves me. If he does, then he cannot be my disciple.

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

Topics related to Psalms 73:25

• Affections
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• Blindness
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• Temptation
• Testimony
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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