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Psalms 63:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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;


Psalms 63:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 63:15 words
HebrewMeaning
מִזְמ֥וֹרmizəmwōr
a psalmnounH4210
לְ/דָוִ֑דlədāwid
of DavidpronH1732
בִּ֝/הְיוֹת֗/וֹbihəywōtwō
when was hepronH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
בְּ/מִדְבַּ֥רbəmidəbar
in the wilderness ofpronH4057
south · speech · wilderness
יְהוּדָֽהyəhwdāh
JudahnounH3063
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 63:1

1. This psalm has the title, “For David himself, when he was in the desert of Idumæa.” By the name of Idumæa is understood this world. For Idumæa was a certain nation of men going astray, where idols were worshipped. In no good sense is put this Idumæa. If not in a good sense it is put, it must be understood that this life, wherein we suffer so great toils, and wherein to so great necessities we are made subject, by the name of Idumæa is signified. Even here is a desert where…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 63 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Priya SharmaNote3mo ago
My Soul Thirsts for You
David writes from the Judean wilderness, physically parched, and uses his thirst as the language for spiritual longing. His body is dry, but his deeper concern is the dryness of separation from God. ...
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