Psalms
Psalm 63:1
1A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
O 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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Psalm | מִזְמ֥וֹר | miz·mō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4210 melody |
| of David | לְדָוִ֑ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| when he was | בִּ֝הְיוֹת֗וֹ | bih·yō·w·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in the Wilderness | בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר | bə·miḏ·bar | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4057 mouth |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| O God | אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| You are my God | אֵלִ֥י | ’ê·lî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H410 god |
| Earnestly I seek | אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ | ’ăša·ḥă·re·kā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7836 look early, diligently for |
| You | אַתָּ֗ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| my | לְךָ֨׀ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| soul | נַפְשִׁ֗י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| thirsts for You | צָמְאָ֬ה | ṣā·mə·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6770 be thirsty |
| My | לְךָ֣ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| body | בְשָׂרִ֑י | ḇə·śā·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1320 flesh |
| yearns for You | כָּמַ֣הּ | kā·mah | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3642 faint |
| in a dry | צִיָּ֖ה | ṣî·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6723 dryness, drought |
| and weary | וְעָיֵ֣ף | wə·‘ā·yêp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H5889 faint, weary |
| land | בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ | bə·’e·reṣ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| without | בְּלִי־ | bə·lî- | Adverb | H1097 wearing out |
| water | מָֽיִם׃ | mā·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 143:6 · Psalm 84:2 · Psalm 42:1–2 · Matthew 6:33 · Psalm 91:2 · Revelation 7:16–17 · Isaiah 41:18 · Exodus 15:2 · Psalm 5:3 · John 7:37 · Psalm 118:28 · Psalm 143:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.