Psalms 63

1 O GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Idumea. O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh [longed] after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!

2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

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

3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

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

4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Thus will I bless thee during my life: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

5 My soul shall be satisfied 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 thy name.

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

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

7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

For thou hast been my helper, and in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice.

8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.

9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, 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 fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for 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; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

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.