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, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.
2 So I have seen You in the sanctuary, To behold Your strength and Your glory.
So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.
3 Because better [is] Your kindness than life, My lips praise You.
Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.
4 So I bless You in my life, I lift up my hands in Your Name.
So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.
5 As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips my mouth praises.
As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.
6 If I have remembered You on my bed, I meditate on You in the watches.
If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.
7 For You have been a help to me, And I sing in the shadow of Your wings.
For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.
8 My soul has cleaved after You, Your right hand has taken hold on me.
Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
9 And they who seek my soul for desolation, Go into the lower parts of the earth.
And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to 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 cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.
11 And the king rejoices in God, Everyone swearing by Him boasts, But the mouth of those speaking lies is stopped!
And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!
