Joy in the Fellowship of God

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

63 O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
(B)My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.

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I spread out my hands to You;
(A)My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah

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(A)My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

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33 But (A)seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

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BOOK TWO

Psalms 42–72

Yearning for God in the Midst of Distresses

To the Chief Musician. A [a]Contemplation of the sons of Korah.

42 As the deer [b]pants for the water brooks,
So pants my soul for You, O God.
(A)My soul thirsts for God, for the (B)living God.
When shall I come and [c]appear before God?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:1 Heb. Maschil
  2. Psalm 42:1 Lit. longs for
  3. Psalm 42:2 So with MT, Vg.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Tg. I see the face of God

(A)I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

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16 (A)They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; (B)the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne (C)will shepherd them and lead them to [a]living fountains of waters. (D)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 7:17 NU, M fountains of the waters of life

The Lord is my strength and (A)song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and (B)I will praise Him;
My (C)father’s God, and I (D)will exalt Him.

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My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
(A)In the morning I will direct it to You,
And I will look up.

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The Promise of the Holy Spirit

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

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18 I will open (A)rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the (B)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)Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in (C)the land of uprightness.

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28 You are my God, and I will praise You;
(A)You are my God, I will exalt You.

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