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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.

Context of Psalms 73:25

23Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. 24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. 26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 27Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to 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 16:5Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
• Psalms 17:15As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.
• Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
• Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.
• Psalms 63:3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
• Psalms 89:6For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?
• Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• Philippians 3:8What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ
• 1 John 3:2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
• Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
• Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
• Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
• Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.
• Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,
• Matthew 10:37“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their 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

Topics related to Psalms 73:25

• Affections
• Assurance
• Blindness
• Love
• Peace
• Temptation
• Testimony
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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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