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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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

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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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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