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

So I have seen You in the sanctuary, To behold Your strength and Your glory.

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

Because better [is] Your kindness than life, My lips praise You.

4 So will I bless thee while I live; 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 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.

As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips my mouth praises.

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

If I have remembered You on my bed, I meditate on You in the watches.

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

For You have been a help to me, And I sing in the shadow of Your wings.

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

My soul has cleaved after You, Your right hand has taken hold on me.

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

And they who seek my soul for desolation, Go 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 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 sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

And the king rejoices in God, Everyone swearing by Him boasts, But the mouth of those speaking lies is stopped!