Psalms 63 · Verse 8

Psalms 63:8

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Psalms 63:8, King James Version

Psalms 63:8 in other translations

BSBMy soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
WEBMy soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
ASVMy soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
YLTCleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
DARBYMy soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
BBEMy soul keeps ever near you: your right hand is my support.
WebsterMy soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

What does Psalms 63:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 63:5-8

5-8. Full spiritual blessings satisfy his desires, and acts of praise fill his thoughts and time.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 My soul followeth hard after thee - דבקה נפשי אחריך dabekah naphshi achareycha, "My soul cleaves (or) is glued after thee." This phrase not only shows the diligence of the pursuit, and the nearness of the attainment, but also the fast hold he had got of the mercy of his God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 63:7-11

True Christians can, in some measure, and at some times, make use of the strong language of David, but too commonly our souls cleave to the dust. Having committed ourselves to God, we must be easy and pleased, and quiet from the fear of evil. Those that follow hard after God, would soon fail, if God's right hand did not uphold them. It is he that strengthens us and comforts us. The psalmist doubts not but that…

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Psalms 63:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

דָּבְקָ֣הda.ve.Kahit clingsH1692
נַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.Shiself myH5315
אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaafter youH310
בִּ֝֗יBi<in> <the> me
תָּמְכָ֥הta.me.Khahit supportsH8551
יְמִינֶֽךָ\׃ye.mi.Ne.kharight [hand] yourH3225

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 63:8

  • 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.

  • Psalms 73:23

    Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

  • 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.

  • Song of Solomon 2:6

    His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

  • Psalms 37:24

    Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 94:18

    When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

  • Psalms 73:25

    Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

  • Psalms 41:12

    And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

  • Colossians 1:29

    Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
73:25; 143:6,7; Ge 32:26-28; 2Ch 31:21; So 3:2; Isa 26:9; Mt 11:12
Lu 13:24; 18:5-7
thy.
18:35; 37:24; 73:23; 94:18; So 2:6; Isa 41:10; 42:1; Php 2:12,13
Col 1:29

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Context

  • Psalms 63:7

    Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

  • Psalms 63:8

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

  • Psalms 63:9

    But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

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Psalms 63:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Está mi alma apegada á ti: tu diestra me ha sostenido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car tu as été mon secours, et à l’ombre de tes ailes je chanterai de joie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Meine Seele hängt dir nach, es hält mich aufrecht deine Rechte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et exaltabitur Deus. Sagittæ parvulorum factæ sunt plagæ eorum,