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, my God, you, you do I seek: my heart thirsts for you, my body faints for you in a parched and waterless 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.

As I in the temple have seen you, beholding your power and your glory,

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

for better than life is your kindness: my lips shall utter your praise.

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

So, while I live, I will bless you, and 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.

As with marrow and fat am I feasted; with joyful lips I will praise you.

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

I call you to mind on my bed, and muse on you in the night watches;

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

for you have been my help, I joyfully sing in the shadow of your wings.

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

I cling close after you, your right hand holds me up.

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

But those who seek after my life shall go down to the depths of the earth,

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

given o’er to the power of the sword, or as prey for jackals to devour.

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: all who own his allegiance will glory. For the mouth of the false shall be stopped.