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Psalms 63:1 — O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for…
“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;”
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The verses around Psalms 63:1.
1O 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;
2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Verse explanation
"A dry and thirsty land" literally describes the wilderness of Judah, the arid region east of Jerusalem where tradition places David in flight. The psalm uses this real landscape of physical thirst as an image of spiritual thirst for God.
From the Psalms 63 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 63:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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;
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Ó Deus, tu és o meu Deus, de madrugada te buscarei: a minha alma tem sêde de ti; a minha carne te deseja muito em uma terra secca e cançada, onde não ha agua
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Deus, tu [és] meu Deus. Eu te busco ao amanhecer; minha alma tem sede de ti, minha carne muito te deseja, em terra seca, cansativa, sem águas.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Dios, tú eres mi Dios y te busco de todo corazón. Mi ser entero te anhela y tiene sed de ti, en medio de esta tierra seca, árida y carente de aguas.
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