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 Idumea. O God, my God, I cry to you early; my soul has thirsted for you: how often has my flesh [longed] after you, in a barren and trackless and dry land!

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.

Thus have I appeared before you in the sanctuary, that I might see your power and your glory.

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

For your mercy 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 during my life: 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.

Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and [my] joyful lips shall praise your name.

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

Forasmuch as I have remembered you on my bed: in the early seasons I have meditated on you.

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

For you have been my helper, and in the shelter of your wings will I rejoice.

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

My soul has kept very close behind you: your right hand has upheld me.

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

But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts o the earth.

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

They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions 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 be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.