Psalms 63

1 A PSALM OF DAVID, IN HIS BEING IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH. O God, You [are] my God, earnestly I seek You, My soul has thirsted for You, My flesh has longed for You, In a dry and weary land, without waters.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

2 So I have seen You in the sanctuary, To behold Your strength and Your glory.

So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.

3 Because better [is] Your kindness than life, My lips praise You.

Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.

4 So I bless You in my life, I lift up my hands in Your Name.

So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

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

My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.

6 If I have remembered You on my bed, I meditate on You in the watches.

When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

7 For You have been a help to me, And I sing in the shadow of Your wings.

For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.

8 My soul has cleaved after You, Your right hand has taken hold on me.

My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

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

But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

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

They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.

11 And the king rejoices in God, Everyone swearing by Him boasts, But the mouth of those speaking lies is stopped!

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.