Bible Quotes About Desire

“But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”

“To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben , A Psalm of David. I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.”

“A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. the right: Heb. justice not: Heb. without lips of deceit”

“The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.”

“This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. O Jacob: or, O God of Jacob”

“Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.”

“Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. pluck: Heb. bring forth”

“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. When: or, My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face, etc”

“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”

“Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.”

“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.”

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

“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Rest in: Heb. Be silent to”

“For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”

“Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.”

“Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.”

“To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. I waited: Heb. In waiting I waited”

“I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. within: Heb. in the midst of my bowels”

“To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Maschil: or, A Psalm giving instruction of the sons, etc panteth: Heb. brayeth”

“To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.”

“To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. Truly: or, Only waiteth: Heb. is silent”

“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; thirsty: Heb. weary where: without water”

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

“Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.”

“I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.”

“The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. humble: or, meek”

“Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.”

“I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.”

“My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.”

“Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.”

“I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.”

“O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.”

“In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.”

“Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.”

“I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.”

“Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.”

“With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.”

“My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.”

“Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.”

“Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.”

“Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.”

“Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.”

“Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.”

“Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.”

“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.”

“Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.”

“Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. Great: or, Many”

“A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.”

“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.”

“I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.”

“My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. I say: or, which watch unto”

“I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.”

“I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.”

“He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.”

“Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; liftest: Heb. givest thy voice”

“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”

“Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.”

“The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.”

“And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.”

“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?”

“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.”

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. renew: Heb. change”

“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”

“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. spend: Heb. weigh”

“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:”

“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”

“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”

“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.”

“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”

“For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”

“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”

“O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. speech: Heb. report, or, hearing revive: or, preserve alive”

“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”

“Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.”

“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

“And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:”

“The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.”

“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. honestly: or, decently”

“Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”