Psalm 63:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

{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 longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

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Dry and thirsty land, where no water is

Matthew 12:43

General references

Amos 8:13

Bible References

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Do not live in your stronghold, the prophet Gad told David. Go to the land of Judah. So David went to the forest of Hereth.

David lived in fortified camps in the desert. He lived in fortified camps in the mountains of the desert of Ziph. Saul was always searching for him. But God did not let him capture David.

Some people from Ziph went to Gibeah to talk with Saul, they said: David has a hideout on Mount Hachilah near Jeshimon out in the desert.

I will wait at the river crossings in the wilderness until you send news.

Thou

I trust you, O Jehovah. I said: You are my God.

Why am I in despair? Why have I become disturbed within me? Wait for God for I shall yet praise him, the help of my countenance and my God.

I will say to Jehovah: You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.

You are my God, and I give you thanks. I will proclaim your greatness.

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Jehovah is my strong defender. He is the one who has saved me. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will sing about his greatness.

Jehovah proclaims: At that time I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.

I will bring the third part into the fire. I will refine them, as silver is refined, and I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say: 'It is my people!' They will say: 'Jehovah is my God!'

Jesus said: Do not touch me for I am not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and you're Father, and my God and your God. (Revelation 3:12)

Early

In the morning, O Jehovah, You will hear my voice. In the morning I will address my prayer to you and be on the watch.

When he killed some of them, the rest searched for him. They turned from their sins and eagerly looked for God.

But if you will look to God and plead with the Almighty,

Trouble and distress will surround you like a whirlwind, like a great storm.

I love those who love me. Those who earnestly seek me will find me.

(The Shulamite) By night on my bed I sought the one I love. I sought him, but I did not find him.

I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek me. They will seek me earnestly in their affliction.

Seek (desire) (require) (serve) first the kingdom of God and his righteousness [continuously] and all these things will be added to you.

Dry and thirsty land, where no water is

The people were thirsty for water. They complained to Moses and asked: Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Was it to make us, our children, and our livestock die of thirst?

Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a place to hide from storms. They will be like streams flowing in a desert, like the shadow of a giant rock in a barren land.

The parched ground will become a lake, and dry land will be filled with springs. Marsh grass and reeds will grow where jackals used to live.

I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs.

When an unclean spirit goes out of a man it passes through the desert seeking rest. It does not find it.

General references

In that day the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.