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Psalms 63:8

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— My soul hath run clinging to thee, On me, hath thy right hand laid hold.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— My soule cleaueth vnto thee: for thy right hand vpholdeth me.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— My soule followeth hard after thee: thy right hand vpholdeth me.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— My soul follows hard after thee; thy right hand upholds me.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
My soul 5315
{5315} Prime
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
{neh'-fesh}
From H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental).
followeth hard 1692
{1692} Prime
דָּבַק
dabaq
{daw-bak'}
A primitive root; properly to impinge, that is, cling or adhere; figuratively to catch by pursuit.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
after 310
{0310} Prime
אַחַר
'achar
{akh-ar'}
From H0309; properly the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjugation, after (in various senses).
thee: thy right hand 3225
{3225} Prime
יָמִין
yamiyn
{yaw-meen'}
From H3231; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south.
upholdeth 8551
{8551} Prime
תָּמַךְ
tamak
{taw-mak'}
A primitive root; to sustain; by implication to obtain, keep fast; figuratively to help, follow close.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
me.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 63:5-8.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 63:7-11.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 63:8

My soul (e) followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

(e) He assures himself by the Spirit of God to have the gift of constancy.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
My soul:
etc. "My soul cleaveth davekah after Thee;" which not only shews the diligence of the pursuit, and the nearness of the attainment, but the fast hold he had of the mercy of God.

followeth:

Psalms 73:25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
Psalms 143:6-7 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. ... Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
Genesis 32:26-28 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. ... And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
2 Chronicles 31:21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did [it] with all his heart, and prospered.
Song of Songs 3:2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Isaiah 26:9 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.
Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Luke 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Luke 18:5-7 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. ... And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

thy:

Psalms 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Psalms 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth [him with] his hand.
Psalms 73:23 Nevertheless I [am] continually with thee: thou hast holden [me] by my right hand.
Psalms 94:18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
Song of Songs 2:6 His left hand [is] under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Philippians 2:12-13 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. ... For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.
Colossians 1:29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Gn 32:26. 2Ch 31:21. Ps 18:35; 37:24; 73:23, 25; 94:18; 143:6. So 2:6; 3:2. Is 26:9; 41:10; 42:1. Mt 11:12. Lk 13:24; 18:5. Php 2:12. Col 1:29.

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