Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.
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.
- BSB Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
- 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.
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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 3:8Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
- Ps 16:2My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
- Ps 63:3Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
- Ps 16:5Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
- Isa 26:8–9Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
- Ps 104:34Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.
- Matt 10:37He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.
- Ps 37:4Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
- Hab 3:17–18For though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:
- Rev 21:3I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
- 1 Jn 3:2Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
- Ps 42:1–2For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.
- Ps 143:6–8I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
- Ps 89:6For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,
- Ps 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.
- Ps 16:11You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
- Matt 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
- Rev 21:22–23I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.
- Ps 17:15As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.
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