Tree of Life Version
Psalms 63:1
1A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
Psalms 63:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
- New International Version (NIV)You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
Context of Psalms 63:1
A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 2O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You. My soul thirsts for You. My flesh longs for You in a dry and weary land, where there is no water. 3So, I looked for You in the Sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory.
Read all of Psalms 63Psalms 63:1 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ אֵלִ֥י אַתָּ֗ה אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ צָמְאָ֬ה לְךָ֨׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י כָּמַ֣הּ לְךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י בְּאֶֽרֶץ־צִיָּ֖ה וְעָיֵ֣ף בְּלִי־מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- my Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- early will I seekשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
- thee: my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- thirstethצָמֵאtsâmê' · to thirstH6770
- for thee, my fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- longethכָּמַהּkâmahh · to pineH3642
- for thee in a dryצִיָּהtsîyâh · drynessH6723
- and thirstyעָיֵף‛âyêph · faintH5889
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- where noבְּלִיbelîy · withoutH1097
- waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
Cross-references for Psalms 63:1
- 1 Samuel 22:5But the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
- 1 Samuel 23:14So David stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness, remaining in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
- 1 Samuel 26:1Now the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah saying, “Isn’t David hiding on the hill of Hachilah which faces Jeshimon?”
- 1 Samuel 15:28Then Samuel said to him, “Adonai has torn the kingship over Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
- Psalms 31:14For I have heard the whispering of many. There is terror on every side as they conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- Psalms 42:11As with a crushing in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, by saying to me all day, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 91:2I will say of Adonai, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.
- Psalms 118:28You are my God, and I praise You. You are my God—I exalt You!
- Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. Let Your good Ruach lead me on level ground.
- Exodus 15:2Adonai is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will glorify Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Jeremiah 31:1Thus says Adonai: “The people surviving the sword found grace in the wilderness— where I gave Israel rest.”
- Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire. I will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested. They will call on My Name and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will answer, ‘Adonai is my God.’
- John 20:17Yeshua says to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father. Go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am going up to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
- Psalms 5:3Listen to the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to you.
- Psalms 78:34But when He slew them, then they sought Him, and turned back, and desired God eagerly.
- Job 8:5If you would seek God and plead with Shaddai,
Commentaries on Psalms 63:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O God, thou art my God - He who can say so, and feels what he says, need not fear the face of any adversary. He has God, and all sufficiency in him. Early will I seek thee - From the dawn of day. De luce, from the light, Vulgate; as soon as day breaks; and often before this, for his eyes prevented the night-watches; and he longed and watched for God more than they who watched for the morning. The old Psalter says, God my God, til the fram light I wake…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O God, thou art my God - The words here rendered God are not the same in the original. The first one - אלהים 'Elohiym - is in the plural number, and is the word which is usually employed to designate God Genesis 1:1; the second - אל 'Êl - is a word which is very often applied to God with the idea of strength - a strong, a mighty One; and there is probably this underlying idea here, that God was the source of his strength, or that in speaking of God as…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David's desire toward God. (1-2) His satisfaction in God. (3-6) His dependence upon God, and assurance of safety. (7-11) Verses 1-2 Early will I seek thee. The true Christian devotes to God the morning hour. He opens the eyes of his understanding with those of his body, and awakes each morning to righteousness. He arises with a thirst after those comforts which the world cannot give, and has immediate recourse by prayer to the Fountain of the water of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Together, soul and body refer to a person's entire being. dry and weary land: When David lived in the desert, he felt spiritually empty, away from God's people and the sanctuary.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111. early ... seek thee--earnestly (Is 26:9). The figurative terms-- dry and thirsty--literally, "weary," denoting moral destitution, suited his outward circumstances. soul--and--flesh--the whole man (Psa 16:9, 10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 63
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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