Verse 1

¶ By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

Referenced Verses

  • Song 5:6 : 6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
  • Song 1:7 : 7 ¶ Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest [thy flock] to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
  • Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 ¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 ‹Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.›
  • John 21:17 : 17 He saith unto him the third time, ‹Simon,› [son] ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me?› Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, ‹Feed my sheep.›
  • 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
  • Job 23:8-9 : 8 ¶ Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold [him]: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see [him]:
  • Ps 4:4 : 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
  • Ps 6:6 : 6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
  • Ps 22:2 : 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
  • Ps 63:6-8 : 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches. 7 ¶ Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
  • Ps 77:2-4 : 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. 3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. 4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
  • Ps 130:1-2 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
  • Song 5:8 : 8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I [am] sick of love.