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

Context of Psalms 73:25

23Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand. 24You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. 26My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 27For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.

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 16:5O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
• Psalms 17:15As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
• Psalms 37:4Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
• Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God.
• Psalms 63:3Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
• Psalms 89:6For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?
• Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
• Philippians 3:8Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
• 1 John 3:2Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
• Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
• Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.
• Psalms 104:34May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.
• Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You.
• Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls—
• Matthew 10:37He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves 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

• Asaph
• Counsel
• Fatness
• Glory
• Loftily
• Manasseh
• Mouth
• Psalms
• Receive
• Reins

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