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 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;

2 As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;

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

3 Because thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:

Because thy loving-kindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

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

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

5 As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.

My soul shall be satisfied 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.

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

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 help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

8 My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.

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

9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go down into the lowest deeps of the earth.

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