Psalms 63

1 A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom. O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how 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 languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:

2 In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.

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

3 For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.

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

4 Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.

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

5 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.

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

6 If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:

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

7 Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:

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

8 My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.

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

9 But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:

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

10 They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.

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

11 But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.

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.