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1 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.
2 So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.
3 Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
4 So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.
7 For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
8 My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
9 But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.
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Psalms 63 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 27 cross-references.
Cross-references in Psalms 63 (27)
- v.1 Psalms 143:6
- v.1 Psalms 84:2
- v.1 Psalms 42:1-2
- v.1 Matthew 6:33
- v.1 Psalms 91:2
- v.3 Psalms 69:16
- v.3 Psalms 51:15
- v.3 Philippians 1:23
- v.1 Revelation 7:16-17
- v.1 Isaiah 41:18
- v.6 Psalms 42:8
- v.8 Isaiah 41:10
- v.1 Exodus 15:2
- v.6 Psalms 119:147-148
- v.1 Psalms 5:3
- v.3 Hebrews 13:15
- v.3 Psalms 30:5
- v.6 Psalms 149:5
- v.8 Psalms 18:35
- v.1 John 7:37
- v.1 Psalms 118:28
- v.1 Psalms 143:10
- v.4 Psalms 104:33
- v.6 Psalms 119:55
- v.7 2 Corinthians 1:10
- v.8 Psalms 73:23
- v.1 Proverbs 8:17
Hebrew interlinear — Psalms 63:1–11 (87 words)
1
- אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- אֵלִ֥יʾēlîel: strength; (as adjective) mightyH410
- אַתָּ֗הʾattâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- אֲֽשַׁ֫חֲרֶ֥ךָּʾăšaḥărekkāshachar: (properly) to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness)H7836
- צָמְאָ֬הṣomʾâtsame': to thirst (literally or figuratively)H6770
- לְךָ֙׀lĕkā
- נַפְשִׁ֗יnapšînephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
- כָּמַ֣הּkāmahkamahh: to pine afterH3642
- לְךָ֣lĕkā
- בְשָׂרִ֑יbĕśārîbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
- בְּאֶֽרֶץbĕʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- צִיָּ֖הṣiyyâtsiyah: aridity; (concretely) a desertH6723
- וְעָיֵ֣ףwĕʿāyēp`ayeph: languidH5889
- בְּלִיbĕlîbliy: (properly) failure; nothing or destructionH1097
- מָֽיִם׃māyimmayim: water; (figuratively) juiceH4325
2
- כֵּ֭ןkēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
- בַּקֹּ֣דֶשׁbaqqōdešqodesh: a sacred place or thing; (abstract, rarely) sanctityH6944
- חֲזִיתִ֑ךָḥăzîtikāchazah: to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure)H2372
- לִרְא֥וֹתlirʾôtra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
- עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ʿuzzĕkā`oz: strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)H5797
- וּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ûkĕbôdekākabowd: (properly) weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519
3
- כִּיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ט֣וֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
- חַ֭סְדְּךָḥasdĕkācheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
- מֵֽחַיִּ֗יםmēḥayyîmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
- שְׂפָתַ֥יśĕpātaysaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
- יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃yĕšabbĕḥûnĕkāshabach: (properly) to address in a loud tone, i.e. (specifically) loudH7623
4
- כֵּ֣ןkēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
- אֲבָרֶכְךָ֣ʾăbārekkābarak: to kneel; (implication, man toward God) to bless God as an act of adorationH1288
- בְחַיָּ֑יbĕḥayyāychay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
- בְּ֝שִׁמְךָbĕšimkāshem: an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individualityH8034
- אֶשָּׂ֥אʾeśśāʾnasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
- כַפָּֽי׃kappāykaph: the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the...H3709
5
- כְּמ֤וֹkĕmôkmow: as, thus, soH3644
- חֵ֣לֶבḥēlebcheleb: fat, whether literally or figuratively; (hence) the richest or choice partH2459
- וָ֭דֶשֶׁןwādešendeshen: the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundanceH1880
- תִּשְׂבַּ֣עtiśbaʿsaba`: to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)H7646
- נַפְשִׁ֑יnapšînephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
- וְשִׂפְתֵ֥יwĕśiptêsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
- רְ֝נָנ֗וֹתrĕnānôtrnanah: a shout (for joy)H7445
- יְהַלֶּלyĕhallelhalal: to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color)H1984
- פִּֽי׃pîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
6
- אִםʾimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- זְכַרְתִּ֥יךָzĕkartîkāzakar: (properly) to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to rememberH2142
- עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- יְצוּעָ֑יyĕṣûʿāyyatsuwa`: spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively)H3326
- בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹתbĕʾašmurôtashmurah: a night watchH821
- אֶהְגֶּהʾehgehagah: to murmur (in pleasure or anger); (by implication) to ponderH1897
7
- כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- הָיִ֣יתָhāyîtāhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- עֶזְרָ֣תָהʿezrātâ`ezrah: aidH5833
- לִּ֑יlî
- וּבְצֵ֖לûbĕṣēltsel: shade, whether literal or figurativeH6738
- כְּנָפֶ֣יךָkĕnāpêkākanaph: an edge or extremityH3671
- אֲרַנֵּֽן׃ʾărannēnranan: (properly) to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)H7442
8
- דָּבְקָ֣הdobqâdabaq: (properly) to impinge, i.e. cling or adhereH1692
- נַפְשִׁ֣יnapšînephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
- אַחֲרֶ֑יךָʾaḥărêkāachar: (properly) the hind part; (generally, as adverb or conjunction) after (in various senses)H310
- בִּ֝֗יbî
- תָּמְכָ֥הtomkâtamak: to sustain; (by implication) to obtain, keep fastH8551
- יְמִינֶֽךָ׃yĕmînekāyamiyn: the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous)H3225
9
- וְהֵ֗מָּהwĕhēmmâhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
- לְ֭שׁוֹאָהlĕšôʾâshow': a tempest; (by implication) devastationH7722
- יְבַקְשׁ֣וּyĕbaqšûbaqash: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer)H1245
- נַפְשִׁ֑יnapšînephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
- יָ֝בֹ֗אוּyābōʾûbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
- בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbĕtaḥtiyyôttachtiy: lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)H8482
- הָאָֽרֶץ׃hāʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
10
- יַגִּירֻ֥הוּyaggîruhûnagar: to flow; (figuratively) to stretch outH5064
- עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- יְדֵיyĕdêyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
- חָ֑רֶבḥārebchereb: drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementH2719
- מְנָ֖תmĕnātmnath: an allotment (by courtesy, law or providence)H4521
- שֻׁעָלִ֣יםšuʿālîmshuw`al: a jackal (as a burrower)H7776
- יִהְיֽוּ׃yihyûhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
11
- וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֮wĕhammelekmelek: a kingH4428
- יִשְׂמַ֪חyiśmaḥsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
- בֵּאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbēʾlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- יִ֭תְהַלֵּלyithallēlhalal: to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color)H1984
- כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- הַנִּשְׁבָּ֣עhannišbāʿshaba`: (properly) to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651H7650
- בּ֑וֹbô
- כִּ֥יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- יִ֝סָּכֵ֗רyissākērcaker: to shut up; (by implication) to surrenderH5534
- פִּ֣יpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
- דֽוֹבְרֵיdôbĕrêdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
- שָֽׁקֶר׃šāqersheqer: an untruth; (by implication, often adverbial) a fraud or deceit (i.e. fraudulently, deceitfully)H8267
Strong's words in Psalms 63 (6)
- Strong's H5315 — נַפְשִׁ֗י (napšî)
- nephesh (neh'-fesh) n-f. 1. (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality 2. used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) [from H5314] KJV: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it. Root(s): H5314. Appears 4 times in Psalms 63.
- Strong's H1961 — הָיִ֣יתָ (hāyîtā)
- hayah (haw-yaw) v. 1. to exist 2. to be or become 3. to come into being, i.e. to happen, to occur (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) [a primitive root] KJV: beacon, X altogether, be. Appears 2 times in Psalms 63.
- Strong's H1984 — יְהַלֶּל (yĕhallel)
- halal (haw-lal') v. 1. to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color) 2. to shine 3. (hence) to make a show, to boast 4. and thus to be (clamorously) foolish 5. to rave 6. causatively, to celebrate 7. also to stultify [a primitive root] KJV: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 63.
- Strong's H2416 — מֵֽחַיִּ֗ים (mēḥayyîm)
- chay (khah'-ee) adj. 1. alive 2. (hence) raw (flesh) 3. fresh (plant, water, year), strong 4. (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively [from H2421] KJV: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. Root(s): H2421. Appears 2 times in Psalms 63.
- Strong's H3651 — כֵּ֭ן (kēn)
- ken (kane) adj. 1. (properly) set upright 2. hence (figuratively as adjective) just 3. but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation 4. often with other particles) [from H3559] KJV: + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, X you. Root(s): H3559. Appears 2 times in Psalms 63.
- Strong's H430 — אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ (ʾĕlōhîm)
- elohiym (el-o-heem') n-m. 1. gods in the ordinary sense 2. but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God 3. occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates 4. and sometimes as a superlative [plural of H433] KJV: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty. Root(s): H433. Appears 2 times in Psalms 63.