Psalms 63

1 A Psalme of David. When he was in the wildernesse of Judah. O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee: my flesh longeth greatly after thee in a barren and drye land without water.

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 Thus I beholde thee as in the Sanctuarie, when I beholde thy power and thy glorie.

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

3 For thy louing kindnesse is better then life: therefore my lippes shall prayse thee.

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

4 Thus will I magnifie thee all my life, and lift vp mine hands in thy name.

So, while I live, I will bless you, and lift up my hands in your name.

5 My soule shalbe satisfied, as with marowe and fatnesse, and my mouth shall praise thee with ioyfull lippes,

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

6 When I remember thee on my bedde, and when I thinke vpon thee in the night watches.

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

7 Because thou hast bene mine helper, therefore vnder the shadow of thy wings wil I reioyce.

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

8 My soule cleaueth vnto thee: for thy right hand vpholdeth me.

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

9 Therefore they that seeke my soule to destroy it, they shall goe into the lowest partes of the earth.

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

10 They shall cast him downe with the edge of the sword, and they shall be a portion for foxes.

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

11 But the King shall reioyce in God, and all that sweare by him shall reioyce in him: for the mouth of them that speake lyes, shall be stopped.

But the king shall rejoice in God: all who own his allegiance will glory. For the mouth of the false shall be stopped.