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Thirsting for God

Psalms 63:5

In 11 translations

BSB
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
KJV
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:marrow: Heb. fatness
WEB
My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
ASV
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
LSV
As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, || And [with] singing lips my mouth praises.
YLT
As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.
DBY
My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.
DRC62:6
Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
GNV
My soule shalbe satisfied, as with marowe and fatnesse, and my mouth shall praise thee with ioyfull lippes,
JPS63:6
My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips;
LXXE62:6
Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and my joyful lips shall praise thy name.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC63:6
כְּמ֤וֹ חֵ֣לֶב וָ֭דֶשֶׁן תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע נַפְשִׁ֑י וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י רְ֝נָנ֗וֹת יְהַלֶּל־פִּֽי׃KJV:Ps.63.5
LXX-Br62:6
Ὡσεὶ στέατος καὶ πιότητος ἐμπλησθείη ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ χείλη ἀγαλλιάσεως αἰνέσει τὸ ὄνομά σου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 36:7–9How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings! They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. For with…
  • Isaiah 25:6On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
  • Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
  • Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
  • Psalms 71:23When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
  • Psalms 135:3Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
  • Psalms 118:14–15The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
  • Ezra 3:11–13And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the…
  • Psalms 65:4Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
  • Revelation 19:5–7Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!” And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many…
  • Jeremiah 31:4Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.
  • Song of Songs 1:4Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
  • Psalms 149:1–3Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music…
  • Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 63:6 in some Bibles
  • 63:5 in most Bibles

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