Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
Parallel translations
- WEB Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
- KJV Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
- NKJV Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
- NASB ¶Whom do I have in heaven but You? And with You, I desire nothing on earth.
- NLT Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.
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Quick answer
Asaph declares that he has no one in heaven but God, and desires nothing on earth besides him.
Overview
Having gained eternal perspective, Asaph finds God himself to be his supreme treasure. Heaven without God would be empty, and earth holds nothing he desires more than the Lord. This wholehearted longing for God above all is the heart of true worship and is satisfied fully in knowing Christ (Philippians 3:8).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Phil 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- Ps 16:2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
- Ps 63:3Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
- Ps 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
- Isa 26:8–9Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
- Ps 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
- Matt 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
- Ps 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Hab 3:17–18Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
- Rev 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- 1 Jn 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
- Ps 42:1–2For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
- Ps 143:6–8I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
- Ps 89:6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
- Ps 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
- Ps 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
- Matt 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
- Rev 21:22–23But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
- Ps 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
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