Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. New Living Translation I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely. English Standard Version My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. Berean Standard Bible My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. King James Bible My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. New King James Version My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. New American Standard Bible My soul clings to You; Your right hand takes hold of me. NASB 1995 My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. NASB 1977 My soul clings to Thee; Thy right hand upholds me. Legacy Standard Bible My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. Amplified Bible My soul [my life, my very self] clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. Christian Standard Bible I follow close to you; your right hand holds on to me. Holman Christian Standard Bible I follow close to You; Your right hand holds on to me. American Standard Version My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English My soul is gone forth after you and your right hand has rested upon me. Brenton Septuagint Translation My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me. Contemporary English Version I stay close to you, and your powerful arm supports me. Douay-Rheims Bible my soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me. English Revised Version My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. GOD'S WORD® Translation My soul clings to you. Your right hand supports me. Good News Translation I cling to you, and your hand keeps me safe. International Standard Version My soul clings to you, even as your right hand supports me. JPS Tanakh 1917 My soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand holdeth me fast. Literal Standard Version My soul has cleaved after You, | Your right hand has taken hold on me. Majority Standard Bible My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. New American Bible My soul clings fast to you; your right hand upholds me. NET Bible My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me. New Revised Standard Version My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. New Heart English Bible My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up. Webster's Bible Translation My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. World English Bible My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up. Young's Literal Translation Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Thirsting for God…7For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings. 8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. 9But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.… Cross References Luke 10:11 Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.' Numbers 32:12 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun--because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.' Deuteronomy 1:36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly." Psalm 18:35 You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me. Psalm 41:12 In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever. Hosea 6:3 So let us know--let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth. Treasury of Scripture My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me. My soul. followeth Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. Psalm 143:6,7 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah… 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… thy Psalm 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. Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Psalm 73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Jump to Previous Cleaved Cleaveth Clings Close Fast Followeth Hand Hard Hold Holdeth Holds Keeps Right Soul Stays Support Upholdeth UpholdsJump to Next Cleaved Cleaveth Clings Close Fast Followeth Hand Hard Hold Holdeth Holds Keeps Right Soul Stays Support Upholdeth UpholdsPsalm 63 1. David's thirst for God4. His manner of blessing God 9. His confidence of his enemies' destruction, and his own safety (8) My soul . . .--Literally, my soul cleaved after thee, combining two ideas. (Comp. Jeremiah 42:16.) The English phrase, "hung upon thee" (comp. Prayer-Book version), exactly expresses it. For "depths," or "abysses of the earth," comp. Psalm 139:15; Ephesians 4:9. It means the under world of the dead. Verse 8. - My soul followeth hard after thee; or, clingeth close after thee (Kay, Cheyne); "Tibi adhaeret teque sequitur" (Gesenius) - longs to come as near to thee as possible; while, on thy part, thy right hand upholdeth me; i.e. with a reciprocal action, thou puttest forth thy right hand to sustain and support me, drawing me to thee, and holding me, as it were, in thy embrace.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My soulנַפְשִׁ֣י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion clings דָּבְקָ֣ה (dā·ḇə·qāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit to You; אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ (’a·ḥă·re·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part Your right hand יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ (yə·mî·ne·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south upholds me. תָּמְכָ֥ה (tā·mə·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8551: To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close Links Psalm 63:8 NIVPsalm 63:8 NLT Psalm 63:8 ESV Psalm 63:8 NASB Psalm 63:8 KJV Psalm 63:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 63:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 63:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 63:8 French Bible Psalm 63:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 63:8 My soul stays close to you (Psalm Ps Psa.) |