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, —
Psalmus David, Cum esset in deserto Idumææ. Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo. Sitivit in te anima mea, quam multipliciter tibi caro mea.
2 In like manner as, in the sanctuary, I have had vision of thee, To behold thy power and thy glory.
In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa: sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam, et gloriam tuam.
3 Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!
Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas: labia mea laudabunt te.
4 Thus, will I bless thee while I live, In thy Name, will I lift up mine outspread hands:
Sic benedicam te in vita mea: et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.
5 As with fatness and richness, shall my soul be satisfied, And, with joyfully shouting lips, shall my mouth utter praise.
Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea: et labiis exultationis laudabit os meum.
6 Should I call thee to mind upon my couch, In the watches of the night, would I breathe soft speech of thee.
Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, in matutinis meditabor in te:
7 For thou hast become a help unto me, —And, in the shadow of thy wings, will I shout for joy.
quia fuisti adiutor meus. Et in velamento alarum tuarum exultabo,
8 My soul hath run clinging to thee, On me, hath thy right hand laid hold.
adhæsit anima mea post te: me suscepit dextera tua.
9 When, they, to crush it, would seek my life, They shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam, introibunt in inferiora terræ:
10 Every one shall be given up into the power of the sword, The portion of jackals, shall they become.
tradentur in manus gladii, partes vulpium erunt.
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.
Rex vero lætabitur in Deo, laudabuntur omnes qui iurant in eo: quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.
