Psalms 63
1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Idumea. O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh [longed] after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!
A PSALM OF DAVID, IN HIS BEING IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH. O God, You [are] my God, earnestly I seek You, My soul has thirsted for You, My flesh has longed for You, In a dry and weary land, without waters.
2 Thus have I appeared before thee in the sanctuary, that I might see thy power and thy glory.
So I have seen You in the sanctuary, To behold Your strength and Your glory.
3 For thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.
Because better [is] Your kindness than life, My lips praise You.
4 Thus will I bless thee during my life: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
So I bless You in my life, I lift up my hands in Your Name.
5 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and [my] joyful lips shall praise thy name.
As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips my mouth praises.
6 Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: in the early seasons I have meditated on thee.
If I have remembered You on my bed, I meditate on You in the watches.
7 For thou hast been my helper, and in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice.
For You have been a help to me, And I sing in the shadow of Your wings.
8 My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.
My soul has cleaved after You, Your right hand has taken hold on me.
9 But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts o the earth.
And they who seek my soul for desolation, Go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes.
They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, They are a portion for foxes.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.
And the king rejoices in God, Everyone swearing by Him boasts, But the mouth of those speaking lies is stopped!
