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 land, and it is faint without water.
A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom. O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
2 As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;
In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
3 Because thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:
For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live; in thy name will I lift up my hands.
Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
5 As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.
Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
6 When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.
If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:
7 Because thou hast been a help unto me; and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing rejoicingly.
Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
8 My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.
My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go down into the lowest deeps of the earth.
But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
10 They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword: they shall become a prey for jackals.
They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God: every one that sweareth by him shall glorify himself; for the mouth of those that speak falsehood shall be stopped.
But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.
