Parallel Verses New International Version A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. King James Bible 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; Darby Bible 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: 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. Young's 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. Psalm 63:1 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleO God, thou art my God - He who can say so, and feels what he says, need not fear the face of any adversary. He has God, and all sufficiency in him. Early will I seek thee - From the dawn of day. De luce, from the light, Vulgate; as soon as day breaks; and often before this, for his eyes prevented the night-watches; and he longed and watched for God more than they who watched for the morning. The old Psalter says, God my God, til the fram light I wake; and paraphrases thus: God of all, thurgh myght; thu is my God, thurgh lufe and devocion; speciali till the I wak. Fra light, that is, fra thy tym that the light of thi grace be in me, that excites fra night of sine. And makes me wak till the in delite of luf, and swetnes in saul. Thai wak till God, that setes all thar thoght on God, and for getns the werld. Thai slep till God, that settis thair hert on ani creatur - I wak till the, and that gars me thirst in saule and body. What first lays hold of the heart in the morning is likely to occupy the place all the day. First impressions are the most durable, because there is not a multitude of ideas to drive them out, or prevent them from being deeply fixed in the moral feeling. In a dry and thirsty land - בארץ beerets, In a land: but several MSS. have כארץ keerets, As a dry and thirsty land, etc. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A.M. 2943 B.C. 1061 (Title.) thou Psalm 31:14 But I trusted in you, O LORD: I said, You are my God. Psalm 91:2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Psalm 118:28 You are my God, and I will praise you: you are my God, I will exalt you. early Psalm 78:34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God. Job 8:5 If you would seek to God betimes, and make your supplication to the Almighty; Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. Songs 3:1-3 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not... soul Psalm 42:1,2 As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God... Psalm 119:81 My soul faints for your salvation: but I hope in your word. Psalm 143:6 I stretch forth my hands to you: my soul thirsts after you, as a thirsty land. Selah. flesh Psalm 102:3-5 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth... dry and thirsty land, where no water is. [heb.] weary land without water Library Thirst and Satisfaction'My soul thirsteth for Thee.... 5. My soul shall be satisfied.... 8. My soul followeth hard after Thee.'--PSALM lxiii. 1, 5, 8. It is a wise advice which bids us regard rather what is said than who says it, and there are few regions in which the counsel is more salutary than at present in the study of the Old Testament, and especially the Psalms. This authorship has become a burning question which is only too apt to shut out far more important things. Whoever poured out this sweet meditation in the … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Out of the Deep of Death. Covenanting Confers Obligation. The Marks of the New Birth Cross References Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 1 Samuel 22:5 But the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in the stronghold. Go into the land of Judah." So David left and went to the forest of Hereth. Psalm 31:9 Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? Psalm 78:34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again. Psalm 84:2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 118:28 You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you. Jump to Previous Burning David Desert Desire Dry Early Earnestly Faints Flesh Judah Longs Need Psalm Seek Soul Thirsted Thirsteth Thirsts Thirsty Waste Wasted Water Weary Wilderness YearnsJump to Next Burning David Desert Desire Dry Early Earnestly Faints Flesh Judah Longs Need Psalm Seek Soul Thirsted Thirsteth Thirsts Thirsty Waste Wasted Water Weary Wilderness YearnsLinks Psalm 63:1 NIVPsalm 63:1 NLT Psalm 63:1 ESV Psalm 63:1 NASB Psalm 63:1 KJV Psalm 63:1 Bible Apps Psalm 63:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 63:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 63:1 French Bible Psalm 63:1 German Bible Psalm 63:1 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. 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