Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land.
New American Standard Bible
A Psalm of David,
O God,
My soul
In a
King James Version
{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;
Holman Bible
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
A Conservative Version
O God, thou are my God. I will earnestly seek thee. My soul thirsts for thee, my flesh longs for thee, in a dry and weary land, where is no water.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
My
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Bible in Basic English
O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;
Darby Translation
{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:
Julia Smith Translation
Chanting to David in his being in the desert of Judah. O God thou art my God; I will seek thee: my soul thirsted for thee, my flesh longed for thee in a land of dryness, and thirsty without water.
King James 2000
[A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] 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 no water is;
Lexham Expanded Bible
O God, you [are] my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you [as] in a dry and weary land without water.
Modern King James verseion
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I will seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{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 also longeth after thee, in a barren and dry land where no water is.
NET Bible
A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee, - My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land - dry, and weary for want of water, -
Webster
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;
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou art my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.
Themes
Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » General references to
Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » Spiritual thirst, examples of
Early rising » Requisite for » Devotion
Help » The lord being your help
Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
Kindness » The kindness of the lord
Power » Of God » Saints long for exhibitions of
God, Power of » Saints » Long for exhibitions of
Rising » Early » For devotions
Seeking God » Saints » Early in
Spiritual » Hunger select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Drought
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » Thirst
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind
Topics
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 63:1
Images Psalm 63:1
Prayers for Psalm 63:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise God Who Satisfies
1 God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land. 2 So I have looked for you in the sanctuary, to behold your power and glory.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 84:2
I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.
Psalm 143:6
I stretch out my hands toward you, longing for you like a parched land. Interlude
Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God and I'll praise him, the God of my father and I'll exalt him.
Psalm 42:1-2
As an antelope pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, God.
Psalm 118:28
You are my God, and I will praise you; my God, and I will exalt you.
Job 8:5
If you seek God, if you ask the Almighty for mercy,
Psalm 5:3
LORD, in the morning you will hear my voice; in the morning I will pray to you, and I will watch for your answer.
Psalm 31:14
But I trust in you, LORD. I say, "You are my God."
Psalm 42:11
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for once again I will praise him, since his presence saves me and he is my God.
Psalm 78:34
When he struck them, they sought him; they repented, and eagerly sought God.
Psalm 91:2
will say to the LORD, "You are my refuge, my fortress, and my God in whom I trust!"
Psalm 102:3-5
For my days are vanishing like smoke; my bones are charred as in a fireplace.
Psalm 119:81
I long for your deliverance; I have looked to your word, placing my hope in it.
Psalm 143:10
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Proverbs 1:27-28
when what you dread comes like a storm, and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me.
Song of Songs 3:1-3
Night after night on my bed, I sought the one I love; I sought him, but didn't find him.
Isaiah 32:2
Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from storms, like streams of water in the desert, in the shadow of a great rock in an exhausted land.
Jeremiah 31:33
"Rather, this is the covenant that I'll make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the LORD. "I'll put my Law within them and will write it on their hearts. I'll be their God and they will be my people.
Hosea 5:15
"I will leave and go back to my place until they admit their offense and seek my face. When affliction comes to them, they will eagerly seek me."
Exodus 17:3
But the people were thirsty there for water, so they complained against Moses: "Why did you bring us up from Egypt to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?"
1 Samuel 22:5
The prophet Gad told David, "Don't remain in the stronghold. Go and enter the territory of Judah." So David left and went into the forest of Hereth.
1 Samuel 23:14-16
David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and he lived in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not let David slip into Saul's control.
1 Samuel 23:23-25
Investigate and find out all the hiding places there where he hides, and return to me with reliable information. Then I'll go down with you, and if he's in the land, I'll search him out among all the thousands of Judah."
1 Samuel 26:1-3
People from Ziph came to Saul in Gibeah and informed him, "David is hiding on the hill of Hachilah which is across from Jeshimon, isn't he?"
2 Samuel 15:28
Look! I'll camp at the wilderness fords until you send word to inform me."
Song of Songs 5:8
I charge you, young women of Jerusalem, "If you find my beloved, what are you to tell him? Tell him that I'm weak with love."
Isaiah 35:7
the burning sands will become a pool, and the thirsty ground fountains of water. In the haunts of jackals there will be a verdant resting place with reeds and rushes."
Isaiah 41:18
I'll open up rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I'll turn the desert into a pool of water, and the parched land into springs of water.
Jeremiah 31:1
"At that time," declares the LORD, "I'll be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people."
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring that surviving third through, testing them as if through fire, purifying them like silver, assaying them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, "This is my people,' and they will say, "The LORD is my God.'"
Matthew 6:33
But first be concerned about God's kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be provided for you as well.
Matthew 12:43
"Whenever an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it wanders through waterless places looking for a place to rest, but finds none.
John 7:37
On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!
John 20:17
Jesus told her, "Don't hold on to me, because I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, "I'm ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
Revelation 7:16-17
They will never be hungry or thirsty again. Neither the sun nor its heat will ever beat down on them,