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Bible Verses About Longing
These KJV Bible verses speak to longing. Find Scripture that meets you where you are.
What does the Bible say about longing?
The Bible addresses longing with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Psalms 63:1
“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;”
— King James Version
Psalms 70:2
“Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.”
— King James Version
Proverbs 29:10
“The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.”
— King James Version
Isaiah 26:9
“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.”
— King James Version
Genesis 34:8
“And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.”
— King James Version
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Deuteronomy 4:29
“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 12:20
“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 mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lustet...”
Deuteronomy 14:26
“And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before t...”
Deuteronomy 28:48
“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 shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, u...”
1 Samuel 2:16
“And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will ...”
1 Samuel 20:4
“Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.”
1 Samuel 23:20
“Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.”
1 Samuel 25:26
“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 with thine own hand, now let thine enemies...”
1 Samuel 25:29
“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 thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as...”
2 Samuel 13:39
“And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.”
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1 Chronicles 22:19 — “Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctu...”
2 Chronicles 15:12 — “And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with...”
Nehemiah 9:15 — “And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the r...”
Job 19:2 — “How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?...”
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