Psalm 84:2
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2 My soul longs, indeed it faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh sing for joy
to the living God.(A)
Isaiah 26:9
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9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.
For when your judgments are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.(A)
Psalm 42:1-2
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Book II
(Psalms 42–72)
Psalm 42
Longing for God and His Help in Distress
To the leader. A Maskil of the Korahites.
1 As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.(A)
2 My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
the face of God?(B)
Psalm 143:6
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6 I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah(A)
Psalm 119:81
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81 My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.(A)
Psalm 73:26
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26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength[a] of my heart and my portion forever.(A)
Footnotes
- 73.26 Heb rock
Psalm 63:1-2
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Psalm 63
Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, you are my God; I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.(A)
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.(B)
Psalm 119:20
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20 My soul is consumed with longing
for your ordinances at all times.(A)
Job 23:3
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3 Oh, that I knew where I might find him,
that I might come even to his dwelling!(A)
Isaiah 64:1
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64 O that you would tear open the heavens and come down,
so that the mountains would quake at your presence—(A)
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