Psalms 63:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 63:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
מִזְמ֥וֹר
mizmôwr
H4210
psalm
לְדָוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בִּ֝הְיוֹת֗וֹ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
אֱלֹהִ֤ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֵלִ֥י
ʼêl
H410
God
אַתָּ֗ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ
shâchar
H7836
to seek
צָמְאָ֬ה
tsâmêʼ
H6770
to be thirsty
לְךָ֨
נַפְשִׁ֗י
nephesh
H5315
soul
כָּמַ֣הּ
kâmahh
H3642
to long for
לְךָ֣
בְשָׂרִ֑י
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
בְּאֶֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
צִיָּ֖ה
tsîyâh
H6723
drought
וְעָיֵ֣ף
ʻâyêph
H5889
weary
בְּלִי
bᵉlîy
H1097
without
מָֽיִם
mayim
H4325
water
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World English Bible Public Domain
God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, My flesh longs for you, In a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
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King James Version Public Domain
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
God, you my God. I seek you earnestly. My soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you in a land of dryness and weary, without water.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).