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:

Psalmus David, cum esset in deserto Idumææ. [Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo. Sitivit in te anima mea; quam multipliciter tibi caro mea!

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

In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa, sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.

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

Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas, labia mea laudabunt te.

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

Sic benedicam te in vita mea, et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.

5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.

Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea, et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.

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

Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, in matutinis meditabor in te.

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

Quia fuisti adjutor meus, et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.

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

Adhæsit anima mea post te; me suscepit dextera tua.

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

Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam: introibunt in inferiora terræ;

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

tradentur in manus gladii: partes vulpium erunt.

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.

Rex vero lætabitur in Deo; laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo: quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.]