Psalms 63:8

My soul ¹  pursues you; ²  your right hand upholds me.

Ge 32:26-28; 2Ch 31:21; Ps 18:35; Ps 37:24; Ps 73:23; Ps 73:25; Ps 94:18; Ps 143:6,7; So 2:6; So 3:2; Isa 26:9; Isa 41:10; Isa 42:1; Mt 11:12; Lu 13:24; Lu 18:5-7; Php 2:12,13; Col 1:29

¹ tn Or “I.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).

² tn Heb “clings after.” The expression means “to pursue with determination” (see Judg 20:45; 1 Sam 14:22; 1 Chr 10:2; Jer 42:16).