Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. New Living Translation I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely. English Standard Version My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. Berean Standard Bible My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. King James Bible My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. New King James Version My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. New American Standard Bible My soul clings to You; Your right hand takes hold of me. NASB 1995 My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. NASB 1977 My soul clings to Thee; Thy right hand upholds me. Legacy Standard Bible My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. Amplified Bible My soul [my life, my very self] clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. Christian Standard Bible I follow close to you; your right hand holds on to me. Holman Christian Standard Bible I follow close to You; Your right hand holds on to me. American Standard Version My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. Contemporary English Version I stay close to you, and your powerful arm supports me. English Revised Version My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. GOD'S WORD® Translation My soul clings to you. Your right hand supports me. Good News Translation I cling to you, and your hand keeps me safe. International Standard Version My soul clings to you, even as your right hand supports me. Majority Standard Bible My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. NET Bible My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me. New Heart English Bible My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up. Webster's Bible Translation My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. World English Bible My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy soul has cleaved after You, "" Your right hand has taken hold on me. Young's Literal Translation Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold. Smith's Literal Translation My soul adhered after thee: thy right hand held fast upon me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Biblemy soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible My soul clings fast to you; your right hand upholds me. New Revised Standard Version My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy soul follows hard after thee; thy right hand upholds me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My soul is gone forth after you and your right hand has rested upon me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand holdeth me fast. Brenton Septuagint Translation My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Thirsting for God…7For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings. 8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. 9But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.… Cross References James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Hebrews 10:22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. / Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, / I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. John 15:4-5 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. John 10:27-28 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Romans 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. ... 1 Corinthians 6:17 But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit. Colossians 3:1-3 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. / Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. / For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Deuteronomy 13:4 You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him. Joshua 23:8 Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Treasury of Scripture My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me. My soul. followeth Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. Psalm 143:6,7 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah… Genesis 32:26-28 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me… thy Psalm 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Psalm 73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Jump to Previous Cleaved Cleaveth Clings Close Fast Followeth Hand Hard Hold Holdeth Holds Keeps Right Soul Stays Support Upholdeth UpholdsJump to Next Cleaved Cleaveth Clings Close Fast Followeth Hand Hard Hold Holdeth Holds Keeps Right Soul Stays Support Upholdeth UpholdsPsalm 63 1. David's thirst for God4. His manner of blessing God 9. His confidence of his enemies' destruction, and his own safety My soul The Hebrew word for "soul" is "nephesh," which refers to the entire being of a person, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. In the context of this psalm, it signifies the deep, personal longing and commitment of the psalmist, David, to God. This expression of the soul's yearning is a profound acknowledgment of the need for divine presence and guidance, reflecting a relationship that is intimate and essential for spiritual sustenance. clings to You Your right hand upholds me For "depths," or "abysses of the earth," comp. Psalm 139:15; Ephesians 4:9. It means the under world of the dead. Verse 8. - My soul followeth hard after thee; or, clingeth close after thee (Kay, Cheyne); "Tibi adhaeret teque sequitur" (Gesenius) - longs to come as near to thee as possible; while, on thy part, thy right hand upholdeth me; i.e. with a reciprocal action, thou puttest forth thy right hand to sustain and support me, drawing me to thee, and holding me, as it were, in thy embrace.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My soulנַפְשִׁ֣י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion clings דָּבְקָ֣ה (dā·ḇə·qāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit to You; אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ (’a·ḥă·re·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part Your right hand יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ (yə·mî·ne·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south upholds me. תָּמְכָ֥ה (tā·mə·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8551: To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close Links Psalm 63:8 NIVPsalm 63:8 NLT Psalm 63:8 ESV Psalm 63:8 NASB Psalm 63:8 KJV Psalm 63:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 63:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 63:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 63:8 French Bible Psalm 63:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 63:8 My soul stays close to you (Psalm Ps Psa.) |