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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

They shall fall by the sword: they shall be 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 shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.