Psalms 63

1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 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, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

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

So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.

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

Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

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

So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.

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

As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.

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

If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.

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

For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.

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

Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.

9 But those [that] seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

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.

And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!