“The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.”
Proverbs 29:10
“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;”
Psalms 63:1
“Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the...”
1 Chronicles 22:19
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“Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;”
1 Corinthians 4:11
“Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls...”
1 Peter 3:20
“Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself wi...”
1 Samuel 25:26
“Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of th...”
1 Samuel 25:29
“And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;”
2 Chronicles 15:12
“In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.”
2 Corinthians 11:27
“And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. ”
2 Samuel 13:39
“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.”
Deuteronomy 4:29
“When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou maye...”
Deuteronomy 12:20
“Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he s...”
Deuteronomy 28:48
“Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.”
Ecclesiastes 7:28
“And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.”
Genesis 34:8
“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...”
Isaiah 26:9
“It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, ...”
Isaiah 29:8
“For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of ...”
Isaiah 32:6
“When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them...”
Isaiah 41:17
“They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall ...”
Isaiah 49:10
“Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his ...”
Isaiah 53:10
“So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee in...”
Jeremiah 38:16
“How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?”
Job 19:2
“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”
John 6:35
“All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider; for I am become vile.”
Lamentations 1:11
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”
Lamentations 3:25
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”
Matthew 5:6
“And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should g...”
Nehemiah 9:15
“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”
Proverbs 19:15
“They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.”
Proverbs 23:30
“As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”
Proverbs 25:25
“O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.”
Psalms 4:2
“My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?”
Psalms 6:3
“How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?”
Psalms 13:2
“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.”
Psalms 34:10
“Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.”
Psalms 35:4
“Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.”
Psalms 35:17
“They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.”
Psalms 38:12
“Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.”
Psalms 40:14
“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.”
Psalms 42:1
“My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?”
Psalms 42:2
“For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.”
Psalms 54:3
“But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.”
Psalms 63:9
“Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.”
Psalms 70:2
“Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.”
Psalms 71:13
“My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. ”
Psalms 71:24
“My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.”
Psalms 84:2
“Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.”
Psalms 107:5
“For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.”
Psalms 107:9
“Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.”
Psalms 107:18
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- What does the Bible say about longing for God?
- The Bible presents our longing for God as both natural and beautiful—like a deer panting for water or a child crying out for their parent. Scripture teaches that God actually placed this longing within us and that he feels the same intense desire for relationship with us. Rather than something to ignore or suppress, our spiritual hunger is meant to draw us into deeper connection with our Creator.
- What is the best Bible verse for longing for God?
- Psalm 42:1 captures this perfectly: 'As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.' This verse is so powerful because it uses the image of a thirsty deer to show how our souls naturally crave God's presence. It validates that intense spiritual hunger we sometimes feel and shows it's not weakness—it's our hearts recognizing what they were made for.
- How can Scripture help with longing for God?
- Reading God's promises in Scripture reminds us that our longing isn't one-sided—he desires us even more than we desire him. When you feel that spiritual ache, turn to verses that describe God's love and faithfulness, letting them reassure your heart that he's near. Use your longing as a prayer prompt, honestly telling God about your hunger for his presence, just like the psalmists did.
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