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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The prophet Gad said to David, "Don't stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah." Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.

The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, "Doesn't David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?"

Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me."

Thou

But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my God."

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

I will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

At that time, says Yahweh, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, 'It is my people;' and they will say, 'Yahweh is my God.'"

Jesus said to her, "Don't hold me, for I haven't yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

Early

Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.

If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.

when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.

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

By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn't find him.

I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly."

But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Dry and thirsty land, where no water is

The people were thirsty for water there; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?"

A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay.

I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it.

General references

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