My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, (A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, you are my God; (B)earnestly I seek you;
    (C)my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
    as in (D)a dry and weary land where there is no water.

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(A)I stretch out my hands to you;
    (B)my soul thirsts for you like (C)a parched land. Selah

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My soul (A)longs, yes, (B)faints
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
    to (C)the living God.

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33 But (A)seek first (B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, (C)and all these things will be added to you.

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Book Two

Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?

To the choirmaster. A Maskil[a] of (A)the Sons of Korah.

42 (B)As a deer pants for flowing streams,
    so pants my soul for you, O God.
(C)My soul thirsts for God,
    for (D)the living God.
When shall I come and (E)appear before God?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 42:2 Revocalization yields and see the face of God

I will say[a] to the Lord, “My (A)refuge and my (B)fortress,
    my God, in whom I (C)trust.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 91:2 Septuagint He will say

16 (A)They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
    (B)the sun shall not strike them,
    nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne (C)will be their shepherd,
    and he will guide them to springs of (D)living water,
and (E)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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(A)The Lord is my strength and my (B)song,
    and he has become (C)my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
    (D)my father's God, and (E)I will exalt him.

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Rivers of Living Water

37 (A)On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, (B)“If anyone thirsts, let him (C)come to me and drink.

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O Lord, in (A)the morning you hear my voice;
    in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you[a] and (B)watch.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 5:3 Or I direct my prayer to you

18 (A)I will open rivers on the bare heights,
    and fountains in the midst of the valleys.
(B)I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
    and the dry land springs of water.

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10 (A)Teach me to do your will,
    for you are my God!
(B)Let your good Spirit (C)lead me
    on (D)level ground!

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28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
    you are my God; I will (A)extol you.

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17 (A)I love those who love me,
    and (B)those who seek me diligently find me.

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And (A)I will put this third into the fire,
    and refine them as one refines silver,
    and test them as gold is tested.
(B)They will call upon my name,
    and (C)I will answer them.
(D)I will say, ‘They are my people’;
    and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

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23 See therefore and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you. And if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.” 24 And they arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul.

Now David and his men were (A)in the wilderness of Maon, (B)in the Arabah to the south of (C)Jeshimon. 25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told, so he went down to the rock and lived in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

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Then the prophet (A)Gad said to David, “Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.

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15 (A)I will return again to my place,
    until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
    and (B)in their distress earnestly seek me.

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27 when terror strikes you like (A)a storm
    and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
    when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 (B)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
    they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

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34 When he killed them, they (A)sought him;
    they repented and sought God earnestly.

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11 (A)Why are you cast down, O my soul,
    and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
    my salvation and my God.

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14 But I (A)trust in you, O Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”

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If you will seek God
    and (A)plead with the Almighty for mercy,

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33 (A)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: (B)I will put my law within them, and I will write it (C)on their hearts. (D)And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

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