Psalms 73:26

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“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

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‘My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever’—God remains when all else gives out.

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BSBPD

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.”

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“My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.”

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“Consumed hath been my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart and my portion <FI>is<Fi> God to the age.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 73:26 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
  2. Psalms 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
  3. Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
  4. Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
  5. Psalms 40:12For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
  6. Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
  7. Psalms 84:2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
  8. Psalms 119:57The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
  9. Psalms 119:81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
  10. Psalms 138:3On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
  11. Psalms 142:5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
  12. Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
  13. Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
  14. 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
  15. 2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
  16. 2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  17. Philippians 1:21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
  18. 2 Timothy 4:6For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
  19. 2 Peter 1:14because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
  20. Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
  21. Revelation 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

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