Psalms 63

1 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me.

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

9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, 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 fall by the sword: 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 rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies 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.