Psalms

Psalm 73:24–26

²⁴You guide me with Your counsel,

and later receive me in glory.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven but You?

And on earth I desire no one besides You.

²⁶My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength^c of my heart

and my portion forever.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You guide me	תַנְחֵ֑נִי	ṯan·ḥê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5148 lead, guide
with Your counsel	בַּעֲצָתְךָ֥	ba·‘ă·ṣā·ṯə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6098 counsel, advice
and later	וְ֝אַחַ֗ר	wə·’a·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H310 behind
receive me	תִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃	tiq·qā·ḥê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3947 take
in glory	כָּב֥וֹד	kā·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whom have I	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
in heaven but You	בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם	ḇaš·šā·mā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
And on earth	בָאָֽרֶץ׃	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
I desire	חָפַ֥צְתִּי	ḥā·p̄aṣ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2654 delight in
no one	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
besides You	וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗	wə·‘im·mə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5973 with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My flesh	שְׁאֵרִ֗י	šə·’ê·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7607 flesh
and my heart	וּלְבָ֫בִ֥י	ū·lə·ḇā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
may fail	כָּלָ֥ה	kā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
but God	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
is the strength	צוּר־	ṣūr-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6697 rock, cliff
of my heart	לְבָבִ֥י	lə·ḇā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
and my portion	וְחֶלְקִ֗י	wə·ḥel·qî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
forever	לְעוֹלָֽם׃	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 73:24 Psalm 32:8 · Isaiah 58:11 · Proverbs 3:5–6 · Psalm 48:14 · Isaiah 48:17 · Psalm 25:9 · Isaiah 30:21 · Psalm 16:7 · John 16:13 · James 1:5 · Isaiah 58:8 · Psalm 84:11

Psalm 73:25 Philippians 3:8 · Psalm 16:2 · Psalm 63:3 · Psalm 16:5 · Isaiah 26:8–9 · Psalm 37:4 · Matthew 10:37 · Psalm 104:34 · Psalm 143:6–8 · Psalm 16:11 · Psalm 43:4 · Psalm 42:1–2

Psalm 73:26 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 · Isaiah 40:29–31 · Psalm 138:3 · Psalm 18:2 · 2 Corinthians 4:8–10 · 2 Corinthians 4:16–18 · Psalm 16:5–6 · Psalm 84:2 · Psalm 63:1 · Lamentations 3:24 · Psalm 142:5 · Psalm 27:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.