The Meaning of Psalms 73:25 Explained

Psalms 73:25

KJV: Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

YLT: Whom have I in the heavens? And with Thee none I have desired in earth.

Darby: Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.

ASV: Whom have I in heaven but thee ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Whom have I in heaven  [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth  [that] I desire  beside thee. 

What does Psalms 73:25 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalms 73

1  The prophet, prevailing in a temptation
2  Shows the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked
13  The wound given thereby, diffidence
15  The victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose

What do the individual words in Psalms 73:25 mean?

Whom have I [but You] in heaven and besides You [there is] none [that] I desire upon earth
מִי־ לִ֥י בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־ חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ

מִי־  Whom 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: מִי  
Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
לִ֥י  have  I  [but  You] 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם  in  heaven 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗  and  besides  You 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
לֹא־  [there  is]  none 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
חָפַ֥צְתִּי  [that]  I  desire 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: חָפֵץ 
Sense: to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with.
בָאָֽרֶץ  upon  earth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.