Psalm 63:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God,אֱלֹהִ֤ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
You are my God;אֵלִ֥י
(e·li)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
I shall seek You earnestly;אֲ‍ֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ
(a·sha·cha·rek·ka)
7836: to look early or diligently fordenominative verb from shachar
My soulנַפְשִׁ֗י
(naf·shi)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
thirstsצָמְאָ֬ה
(tza·me·'ah)
6770: to be thirstya prim. root
for You, my fleshבְשָׂרִ֑י
(ve·sa·ri;)
1320: fleshfrom basar
yearnsכָּמַ֣הּ
(ka·mah)
3642: to fainta prim. root
for You, In a dryצִיָּ֖ה
(tzi·yah)
6723: dryness, droughtfrom an unused word
and wearyוְעָיֵ֣ף
(ve·'a·yef)
5889: faint, wearyfrom iph
landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־
(be·'e·retz-)
776: earth, landa prim. root
where there is noבְּלִי־
(be·li-)
1097: a wearing outfrom balah
water.מָֽיִם׃
(ma·yim.)
4325: waters, watera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A Psalm
mizmowr  (miz-more')
instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes -- psalm.
of David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
when he was in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
of Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
O God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
thou art my God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
early will I seek
shachar  (shaw-khar')
to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
thee my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
thirsteth
tsame'  (tsaw-may')
to thirst -- (be a-, suffer) thirst(-y).
for thee my flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
longeth
kamahh  (kaw-mah)
to pine after -- long.
for thee in a dry
tsiyah  (tsee-yaw')
aridity; concretely, a desert -- barren, drought, dry (land, place), solitary place, wilderness.
and thirsty
`ayeph  (aw-yafe')
languid -- faint, thirsty, weary.
land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
where no
bliy  (bel-ee')
failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.
water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
is
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

King James Bible
<> 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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible

A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah. God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

International Standard Version
God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land.

NET Bible
A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My God, you are my God, and I shall wait for you; my soul is thirsty for you, and my flesh looks for you like thirsty and troubled land that seeks water

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[A psalm by David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.

King James 2000 Bible
O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
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