Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out to the living God.
New American Standard Bible
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the
King James Version
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Holman Bible
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh cry out for
International Standard Version
I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.
American Standard Version
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
Amplified
My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Bible in Basic English
The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.
Darby Translation
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Julia Smith Translation
My soul longed after, and also failed for the enclosures of Jehovah: my heart and my flesh will rejoice for the living God.
King James 2000
My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My soul longs and even fails for the courtyards of Yahweh. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Modern King James verseion
My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh shout for joy to the living God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
NET Bible
I desperately want to be in the courts of the Lord's temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.
New Heart English Bible
My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
The Emphasized Bible
My soul, longeth - yea even languisheth - for the courts of Yahweh, - My heart and my flesh, shout aloud for a Living GOD.
Webster
My soul longeth, and even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
World English Bible
My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Youngs Literal Translation
My soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God,
Themes
Access to God » Saints earnestly seek
Affections » Should be set upon the house and worship of God
Affections » Should be set » Upon the house and worship of God
Heart » Renewed » It should seek God
character of the renewed Heart » Desirous of God
Love » For Christ » For God's house
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Examples of love to God
The First Temple » Was called » Zion
Worship » Nature's praise » Loved
true and false Worship » For worship of God house of God, the place of worship » Love for
Topics
References
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 84:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Longing For God's House
1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out to the living God. 3 Yea, the sparrow has found her a house, and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 42:1-2
As the hart pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after thee, O God.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart fails, [but] God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 143:6
I spread forth my hands to thee. My soul [is] as a weary land for thee. Selah.
Psalm 119:81
My soul faints for thy salvation. I hope in thy word.
Job 23:3
O that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!
Psalm 63:1-2
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.
Psalm 119:20
My soul breaks for the longing that it has to thine ordinances at all times.
Song of Songs 2:4-5
He brought me to the banquet house, and his banner over me was love.
Isaiah 26:9
With my soul I have desired thee in the night. Yea, with my spirit within me I will seek thee earnestly. For when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Isaiah 64:1
Oh that thou would rend the heavens, that thou would come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,