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 Judean desert. God, you are my God, I eagerly look for you. I am thirsty for you; all that I am longs for you in this dry, weary, waterless land.

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

I see you in the Temple; I watch your power and glory.

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

Your trustworthy love is better than life itself; I will praise you.

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

I will thank you as long as I live; I lift up my hands as I celebrate your wonderful character.

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

You satisfy me more than the richest food; I will praise you with joyful songs.

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

I think of you all night long as I lie on my bed meditating about you.

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

For you are the one who helps me; I sing happily from under your wings.

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

I hold on to you; your strong arms lift me up.

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

Those who are trying to destroy me will go down into the grave.

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

They will be killed by the sword; they will become food for jackals.

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 be happy for what God has done. All who follow God will praise him, but those who tell lies will be silenced.