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 wilderness of Judah.” O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.
2 So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;
3 Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
Because thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:
4 So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
Thus will I bless thee while I live; in thy name will I lift up my hands.
5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.
6 When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.
7 For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
Because thou hast been a help unto me; and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing rejoicingly.
8 My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.
9 But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go down into the lowest deeps of the earth.
10 They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword: they shall become a prey for jackals.
11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
But the king shall rejoice in God: every one that sweareth by him shall glorify himself; for the mouth of those that speak falsehood shall be stopped.
