Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
American Standard Version (ASV)
My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
What this verse means
When body and heart run out, God remains the portion that does not.
A short prayer
Lord, my strength is failing. Be the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Read in context — Psalms 73
24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.
Related verses
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“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”Psalms 56:3
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”Psalms 91:1
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”Revelation 12:11
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