Psalms 63
1 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.
“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 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.
As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;
3 For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.
Because thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:
4 So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name.
Thus will I bless thee while I live; in thy name will I lift up my hands.
5 Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.
As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.
6 When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.
When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.
7 For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover 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 has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.
My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.
9 Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into 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 delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.
They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword: they shall become a prey for jackals.
11 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.
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.
