Psalms 63

1 [A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.] God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

“A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.” O God! thou art my God! earnestly do I seek thee! My soul thirsteth, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry, thirsty land. where is no water!

2 So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

Thus I look toward thee in thy sanctuary, To behold thy power and thy glory!

3 Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

For thy loving-kindness is better than life; Therefore my lips shall praise thee!

4 So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.

Thus will I bless thee, while I live; In thy name will I lift up my hands!

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And with joyful lips my mouth shall praise thee,

6 when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

When I think of thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.

7 For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

For thou art my help, And in the shadow of thy wings I rejoice.

8 My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

My soul cleaveth to thee; Thy right hand holdeth me up.

9 But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

While they who seek to destroy my life Shall themselves go down into the depths of the earth.

10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.

They shall be given up to the sword, And be a portion for jackals.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.

But the king shall rejoice in God; All that swear by him shall be honored; But the mouth of liars shall be stopped.