Psalms 73 · Verse 25

Psalms 73:25

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
Psalms 73:25, King James Version

Psalms 73:25 in other translations

BSBWhom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
WEBWhom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
ASVWhom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
YLTWhom have I in the heavens? And with Thee none I have desired in earth.
DARBYWhom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.
BBEWhom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
WebsterWhom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

What does Psalms 73:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 73:25-26
25-26. God is his only satisfying good.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? - The original is more emphatic: מי לי בשמים ועמך לא חפצתי בארץ mi li bashshamayim; veimmecha lo chaphatsti baarets. "Who is there to me in the heavens? And with thee I have desired nothing in the earth." No man can say this who has not taken God for his portion in reference to both worlds.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 73:21-28

God would not suffer his people to be tempted, if his grace were not sufficient, not only to save them from harm, but to make them gainers by it. This temptation, the working of envy and discontent, is very painful. In reflecting upon it, the psalmist owns it was his folly and ignorance thus to vex himself. If good men, at any time, through the surprise and strength of temptation, think, or speak, or act amiss, they…

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Psalms 73:25 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.

מִי\־mi-who?H4310
לִ֥יli[belongs] to me
בַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimin the heavensH8064
וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ve.'i.me.khaand with youH5973
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
חָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiI take pleasureH2654
בָאָֽרֶץ\׃va.'A.retzon the earthH776

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

Cross references for Psalms 73:25

  • Philippians 3:8

    Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

  • Psalms 16:2

    O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

  • Psalms 63:3

    Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

  • Psalms 16:5

    The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

  • Isaiah 26:8-9

    Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. 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.

  • Psalms 37:4

    Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

  • Matthew 10:37

    He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • Psalms 104:34

    My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.

  • Psalms 43:4

    Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

  • Psalms 143:6-8

    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. Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

  • Psalms 16:11

    Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

  • Habakkuk 3:17-18

    Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Whom.
16:5,11; 17:15; 37:4; 43:4; 63:3; 89:6; Mt 5:8; Php 3:8; 1Jo 3:2
Re 21:3,22,23
none upon.
42:1,2; 104:34; 143:6-8; Isa 26:8,9; Hab 3:17,18; Mt 10:37; Php 3:8

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Context

  • Psalms 73:24

    Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

  • Psalms 73:25

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

  • Psalms 73:26

    My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

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Psalms 73:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿A quién tengo yo en los cielos? Y fuera de ti nada deseo en la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qui ai-je dans les cieux? Et je n’ai eu de plaisir sur la terre qu’en toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wen habe ich im Himmel? und neben dir habe ich an nichts Lust auf der Erde.