Psalms 63
1 A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah. O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;
“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 To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.
As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;
3 Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.
Because thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:
4 So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.
Thus will I bless thee while I live; in thy name will I lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;
As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.
6 When the memory of you comes to me on my bed, and when I give thought to you in the night-time.
When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.
7 Because you have been my help, I will have joy in the shade 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 keeps ever near you: your right hand is my support.
My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.
9 But those whose desire is my soul's destruction will go down to the lower parts 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 be cut off by the sword; they will be food 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 have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.
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.
