Focused Passage

Psalms 63:1-4

Thirsting for God in the Wilderness and Rejoicing Under His Wings

wilderness thirst for God -> remembered sanctuary glory -> praise because covenant love is better than life -> satisfied meditation through the night -> clinging under God's upholding hand -> enemy downfall and royal rejoicing in God

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.

1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

2So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.

3Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.

4So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

2 Samuel 15:30BSB references Isaiah 44:3Classic cross-references Psalms 42:1Classic cross-references Psalms 143:6Classic cross-references Matthew 5:6Classic cross-references Psalms 84:2Classic cross-references

Original words

O Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀H430Noun - masculine pluralYou are my Godאֵלִ֥יH410Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularEarnestly I seekאֲ‍ֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּH7836Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularYouאַתָּ֗הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularmyלְךָ֨׀Preposition | second person masculine singularsoulנַפְשִׁ֗יH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularthirsts for Youצָמְאָ֬הH6770Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularMyלְךָ֣Preposition | second person masculine singularbodyבְשָׂרִ֑יH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularyearns for Youכָּמַ֣הּH3642Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin a dryצִיָּ֖הH6723Adjective - feminine singularand wearyוְעָיֵ֣ףH5889Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularlandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־H776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructwithoutבְּלִי־H1097Adverbwaterמָֽיִם׃H4325Noun - masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

Psalms 27:4Classic cross-references Psalms 84:10Classic cross-references John 11:40Classic cross-references Psalms 4:7Classic cross-references Psalms 96:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Soכֵּ֭ןH3651AdverbI have seen Youחֲזִיתִ֑יךָH2372Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularin the sanctuaryבַּקֹּ֣דֶשׁH6944Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular[and] beheldלִרְא֥וֹתH7200Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructYour powerעֻ֝זְּךָ֗H5797Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand gloryוּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃H3519Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Psalms 30:5Classic cross-references Philippians 1:23Classic cross-references Psalms 69:16Classic cross-references Psalms 51:15Classic cross-references Psalms 73:25Classic cross-references

Original words

Becauseכִּי־H3588ConjunctionYour loving devotionחַ֭סְדְּךָH2617Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularis betterט֣וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singularthan lifeמֵֽחַיִּ֗יםH2416Preposition-m | Noun - masculine pluralmy lipsשְׂפָתַ֥יH8193Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singularwill glorify Youיְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃H7623Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular, Paragogic nun

Verse 4

Cross-references

Psalms 146:2Classic cross-references Psalms 104:33Classic cross-references Psalms 134:2Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 2:8Classic cross-references Psalms 141:2Classic cross-references

Original words

Soכֵּ֣ןH3651AdverbI will bless Youאֲבָרֶכְךָ֣H1288Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularas long as I liveבְחַיָּ֑יH2416Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularin Your nameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָH8034Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularI will liftאֶשָּׂ֥אH5375Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularmy handsכַפָּֽי׃H3709Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular

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