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Psalms 63:1

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thou: Psalms 31:14, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 91:2, Psalms 118:28, Psalms 143:10; Exodus 15:2; Jeremiah 31:1, Jeremiah 31:33; Zechariah 13:9; John 20:17

early: Psalms 5:3, Psalms 78:34; Job 8:5; Proverbs 1:27-28, Proverbs 8:17; Song of Solomon 3:1-3; Hosea 5:15; Matthew 6:33

soul: Psalms 42:1-2, Psalms 84:2, Psalms 119:81, Psalms 143:6; John 7:37; Revelation 7:16-17

flesh: Psalms 102:3-5; Song of Solomon 5:8

dry and thirsty land, where no water is: Heb. weary land without water, Exodus 17:3; Isaiah 32:2, Isaiah 35:7, Isaiah 41:18; Matthew 12:43

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