God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, My flesh longs for you, In a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

O God, you are my God - The words here rendered "God" are not the same in the original. The first one—אלהים 'Elohiym

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Early will I seek thee. — LXX. and Vulgate, to thee I wake early, i.e., my waking thoughts are…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; to see thy power an…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

O God! thou art my God. The wilderness of Judah, spoken of in the title, can be no other than that of Ziph, where David wandered so long i…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

O God, you [are] my God
Not by nature only, or by birth; not merely as an Israelite and son of Abraham; but by grace…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Early will I seek thee. The true Christian devotes the morning hour to God. He opens the eyes of his understanding with those of his body,…

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