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 wilderness of Judah. O God, my God, you, you do I seek: my heart thirsts for you, my body faints for you in a parched and waterless land.

2 So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary to see thy power and thy glory.

As I in the temple have seen you, beholding your power and your glory,

3 Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

for better than life is your kindness: my lips shall utter your praise.

4 So I will bless thee while I live. I will lift up my hands in thy name.

So, while I live, I will bless you, and 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

As with marrow and fat am I feasted; with joyful lips I will praise you.

6 when I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night-watches.

I call you to mind on my bed, and muse on you in the night watches;

7 For thou have been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice.

for you have been my help, I joyfully sing in the shadow of your wings.

8 My soul follows close after thee. Thy right hand upholds me.

I cling close after you, your right hand holds me up.

9 But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

But those who seek after my life shall go down to the depths of the earth,

10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be a portion for foxes.

given o’er to the power of the sword, or as prey for jackals to devour.

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.

But the king shall rejoice in God: all who own his allegiance will glory. For the mouth of the false shall be stopped.