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Psalm 63

Psa. 63:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
followeth hard
dabaq (Hebrew #1692)
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
KJV usage: abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
Pronounce: daw-bak'
Origin: a primitive root
after
'achar (Hebrew #310)
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Pronounce: akh-ar'
Origin: from 309
thee: thyk right hand
yamiyn (Hebrew #3225)
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
KJV usage: + left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
Pronounce: yaw-meen'
Origin: from 3231
upholdeth
tamak (Hebrew #8551)
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
KJV usage: (take, up-)hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
Pronounce: taw-mak'
Origin: a primitive root
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Psa. 18:35• 35And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand held me up; and thy condescending gentleness hath made me great. (Psa. 18:35)

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Ministry on This Verse

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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.
Psa. 73:25• 25Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee. (Psa. 73:25)
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Psa. 143:6‑7• 6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, thirsteth after thee. Selah.
 7Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit. (Psa. 143:6‑7)
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Gen. 32:26‑28• 26And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.
 27And he said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
 28And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed. (Gen. 32:26‑28)
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2 Chron. 31:21• 21And in every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered. (2 Chron. 31:21)
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Song of Sol. 3:2• 2I will rise now, and go about the city; In the streets and in the broadways Will I seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. (Song of Sol. 3:2)
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Isa. 26:9• 9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. (Isa. 26:9)
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Matt. 11:12• 12But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and the violent seize on it. (Matt. 11:12)
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Luke 13:24• 24Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in and will not be able. (Luke 13:24)
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Luke 18:5‑7• 5at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.
 6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.
 7And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them? (Luke 18:5‑7)
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Psa. 18:35• 35And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand held me up; and thy condescending gentleness hath made me great. (Psa. 18:35)
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Psa. 37:24• 24though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand. (Psa. 37:24)
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Psa. 73:23• 23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand; (Psa. 73:23)
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Psa. 94:18• 18When I said, My foot slippeth, thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, held me up. (Psa. 94:18)
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Song of Sol. 2:6• 6His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me. (Song of Sol. 2:6)
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Isa. 41:10• 10--Fear 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. (Isa. 41:10)
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Isa. 42:1• 1Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect in whom my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations. (Isa. 42:1)
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Phil. 2:12‑13• 12So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,
 13for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to his good pleasure. (Phil. 2:12‑13)
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Col. 1:29• 29Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power. (Col. 1:29)
• Thus the soul's condition is this: in its activities it follows hard after God. It would follow Him, come to Him, enjoy His presence; and it had the sure certainty that His right hand upholds it. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 59-63” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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