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 O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You; My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. PSALM 63:1 AMP



Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies, And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart. PSALM 119:2 AMP


Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies, And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart. -PSALM 119:2 AMP

Go forth by faith, trusting in God's ways and not man's, and reap the bountiful harvest!
I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. PSALM 119:16 AMP

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