Psalms 63:1
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;
2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
- 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;
- WEB
- God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
- ASV
- O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
- DARBY
- {A Psalm of David; when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:
- BLB
- A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> O God, You [are] my God; I seek after You—my soul thirsts for You, my flesh longs for You—in a land dry and weary, without waters.
- ÅB
- Gud! Du er min Gud, jeg søker deg årle; min sjel tørster etter deg, mitt kjød lenges etter deg i et tørt og vansmektende land, hvor det ikke er vann.
- OTB
- Gud, Du er min Gud; jeg skal søke Deg;
Min sjel tørster etter Deg, mitt kjød lengter etter Deg,
I et tørt og utmattet land, hvor det ikke er vann. - B1930
- Gud! Du er min Gud, jeg søker dig årle; min sjel tørster efter dig, mitt kjød lenges efter dig i et tørt og vansmektende land, hvor det ikke er vann.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 143:6
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Read in contextPsalms 84:2
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Read in contextPsalms 42:1–2
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Read in contextMatthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Read in contextPsalms 91:2
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Read in contextRevelation 7:16–17
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:18
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Read in contextExodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
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