Psalms 63

1 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 languisheth for thee, 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 To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;

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 For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.

4 So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.

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 marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.

Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.

6 When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:

When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.

7 For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.

For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings.

8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.

9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth;

Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.

10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.

They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

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.