Psalms 63
1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without 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 seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and 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 Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.
4 So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.
6 When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.
7 For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings.
8 My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.
9 But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become 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 will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
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.
