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!

O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

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 your power and your glory, so as I have seen you in the sanctuary.

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

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

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

Thus will I bless you while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name.

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

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips:

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

When I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the night watches.

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

Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.

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

My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds 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 fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for 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 swears by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.