Psalms 63
1 A Melody of David. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee, —My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land—dry, and weary for want of water, —
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 In like manner as, in the sanctuary, I have had vision of thee, To behold thy power and thy glory.
So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.
3 Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!
Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.
4 Thus, will I bless thee while I live, In thy Name, will I lift up mine outspread hands:
So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.
5 As with fatness and richness, shall my soul be satisfied, And, with joyfully shouting lips, shall my mouth utter praise.
As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.
6 Should I call thee to mind upon my couch, In the watches of the night, would I breathe soft speech of thee.
If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.
7 For thou hast become a help unto me, —And, in the shadow of thy wings, will I shout for joy.
For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.
8 My soul hath run clinging to thee, On me, hath thy right hand laid hold.
Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
9 When, they, to crush it, would seek my life, They shall 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 Every one shall be given up into the power of the sword, The portion of jackals, shall they become.
They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.
11 But, the king, shall rejoice in God, —Every one shall glory who sweareth by him, For the mouth of them who speak falsehood, shall be 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!
