Verse 2

O God, you are my God; I earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have asked from the Lord; this I will seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.
  • Ps 105:4 : 4 Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His presence continually.
  • 1 Chr 16:11 : 11 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually.
  • Ps 78:61 : 61 He gave His strength into captivity and His beauty into the hand of the adversary.
  • Ps 84:2-9 : 2 How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! 3 My soul longs, indeed, it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. 4 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young—at Your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. 5 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house, ever praising You. Selah. 6 Blessed is the one whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage. 7 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the early rain covers it with blessings. 8 They go from strength to strength until each appears before God in Zion. 9 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 10 Behold our shield, O God, and look with favor upon Your anointed. 11 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Ps 96:6 : 6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
  • Exod 33:18-19 : 18 Then Moses said, 'Please show me Your glory.' 19 And the LORD said, 'I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim My name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.'
  • 1 Sam 4:21-22 : 21 She named the boy Ichabod, saying, 'The glory has departed from Israel,' because the Ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 22 She said, 'The glory has departed from Israel, because the Ark of God has been captured.'
  • Ps 68:24 : 24 that You may dip Your feet in blood, that the tongues of Your dogs may have their share of the enemies.
  • Ps 73:17-18 : 17 Until I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny. 18 Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction.
  • Ps 77:13-14 : 13 I will meditate on all Your work and reflect on Your mighty deeds. 14 Your way, O God, is holy. Who is so great a God as our God?
  • Ps 134:2 : 2 Lift up your hands in holiness and bless the LORD.
  • Ps 145:11 : 11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power.
  • Isa 60:13 : 13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you—cypress, pine, and box tree together—to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of my feet.
  • 2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.