My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
KJV
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
NASB
My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
NIV
My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
NLT
I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the LORD. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.
Colossians 3:5
ESV
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
KJV
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
NASB
Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
NIV
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
NLT
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
Psalm 63:1
ESV
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
KJV
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; 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;
NASB
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
NIV
A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
NLT
O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
Philippians 2:2
ESV
complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.
KJV
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
NASB
make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
NIV
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
NLT
Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.
1 Corinthians 7:9
ESV
But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
KJV
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
NASB
But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
NIV
But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
NLT
But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust.
Psalm 32:8
ESV
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
KJV
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
NASB
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
NIV
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
NLT
The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.
Psalm 27:4
ESV
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.
KJV
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
NASB
One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.
NIV
One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
NLT
The one thing I ask of the LORD— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, delighting in the LORD’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.
Daniel's seminary degree is in Exegetical Theology. He was a pastor for 10 years. As a professor, he has taught Bible and theology courses at two Christian universities. Please see his About page for details.
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