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

23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

Psalms 73:25 word by word

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

• 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 16:5Yhwh 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 37:4Delight thyself also in Yhwh; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
• Psalms 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
• Psalms 63:3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
• Psalms 89:6For who in the heaven can be compared unto Yhwh? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto Yhwh?
• Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
• Philippians 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
• 1 John 3:2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
• Revelation 21:3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
• Psalms 42:1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
• Psalms 104:34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in Yhwh.
• Psalms 143:6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
• Isaiah 26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Yhwh, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
• Habakkuk 3:17Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
• Matthew 10:37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth 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