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Thirsting for God

Psalms 63:8

In 11 translations

BSB
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
KJV
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
WEB
My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
ASV
My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
LSV
My soul has cleaved after You, || Your right hand has taken hold on me.
YLT
Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
DBY
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
DRC62:9
My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
GNV
My soule cleaueth vnto thee: for thy right hand vpholdeth me.
JPS63:9
My soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand holdeth me fast.
LXXE62:9
My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.Gr. been glued.

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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

WLC63:9
דָּבְקָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֣י אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝֗י תָּמְכָ֥ה יְמִינֶֽךָ׃KJV:Ps.63.8
LXX-Br62:9
Ἐκολλήθη ἡ ψυχή μου ὀπίσω σου, ἐμοῦ ἀντελάβετο ἡ δεξιά 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

  • Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  • Psalms 18:35You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
  • Psalms 73:23Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
  • Song of Songs 2:6His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
  • Psalms 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
  • Psalms 73:25Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
  • Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
  • Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
  • Psalms 41:12In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
  • Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
  • Philippians 2:12–13Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who works in you to will and…
  • Genesis 32:26–28Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” “What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer…
  • Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
  • Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
  • Luke 18:5–7yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’” And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge. Will not God bring about…
  • Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.

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

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