< 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. God, you are my God! I earnestly search for you, my soul thirsts for you, and my flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have seen You in the sanctuary, To behold Your strength and Your glory.
So I have looked on you in the sanctuary, to see your power and your glory.
3 Because better [is] Your kindness than life, My lips praise You.
Because your covenant faithfulness is better than life, my lips will praise you.
4 So I bless You in my life, I lift up my hands in Your Name.
So I will bless you while I live; I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips my mouth praises.
It will be as if I ate a meal of marrow and fatness; 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 think about you on my bed and meditate on you in the night hours.
7 For You have been a help to me, And I sing in the shadow of Your wings.
For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
8 My soul has cleaved after You, Your right hand has taken hold on me.
I cling to you; your right hand supports me.
9 And they who seek my soul for desolation, Go into the lower parts of the earth.
But those who seek to destroy my life will go down into the lowest parts of the earth;
10 They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, They are a portion for foxes.
they will be given over to those whose hands use the sword, and they will become food for the 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 rejoice in God; everyone who swears by him will be proud of him, but the mouth of those who speak lies will be stopped up.

< Psalms 63 >