< 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! thou art my God! earnestly do I seek thee! My soul thirsteth, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry, thirsty land. where is no water!
2 To see your power and your glory, so as I have seen you in the sanctuary.
Thus I look toward thee in thy sanctuary, To behold thy power and thy glory!
3 Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
For thy loving-kindness is better than life; Therefore my lips shall praise thee!
4 Thus will I bless you while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name.
Thus will I bless thee, while I live; In thy name will I lift up my hands!
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips:
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And with joyful lips my mouth shall praise thee,
6 When I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the night watches.
When I think of thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.
7 Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.
For thou art my help, And in the shadow of thy wings I rejoice.
8 My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me.
My soul cleaveth to thee; Thy right hand holdeth me up.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
While they who seek to destroy my life Shall themselves go down into the depths of the earth.
10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
They shall be given up to the sword, And be a portion for jackals.
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 that swear by him shall be honored; But the mouth of liars shall be stopped.