Psalms 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
BSB
ASV
Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
KJV
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
LETTER 43.3 (420)
It is good for us to cleave to the Lord, and to put our hope in the Lord God, so that when we have exchanged our present poverty for the kingdom of heaven, we may be able to exclaim, "Whom have I in heaven but you? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside you." Surely if we can find such blessedness in heaven we may well grieve to have sought after poor and passing pleasures here on earth.
What will it avail us that he is the felicity of souls if he be not the felicity of our souls, and if we do not by a lively faith make him ours, by joining ourselves to him in an everlasting covenant? (2.) Then our desire must be towards him and our delight in him (the word signifies both); we must delight in what we have of God and desire what we yet further hope for.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? Thus, then, he turns away from the glitter which fascinated him to the true gold which was his real treasure. He felt that his God was better to him than all the wealth, health, honour, and peace, which he had so much envied in the worldling; yea, He was not only better than all on earth, but more excellent than all in heaven. He bade all things else go, that he might be filled with his God. And there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
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The walk8
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Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may…
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This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good…
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
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Psalms 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”