Psalms 63
1 O God, thou are my God. I will earnestly seek thee. My soul thirsts for thee, my flesh longs for thee, in a dry and weary land, where is no water.
A Psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Idumea. O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways.
2 So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary to see thy power and thy glory.
By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory.
3 Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.
4 So I will bless thee while I live. I will lift up my hands in thy name.
So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips
Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.
6 when I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night-watches.
When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.
7 For thou have been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice.
For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings.
8 My soul follows close after thee. Thy right hand upholds me.
My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.
9 But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be a portion for foxes.
They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him shall glory, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.
