Psalms 63

1 God, you are the God whom I [worship]. I greatly desire to be with you like [SIL] a person in a dry hot desert greatly desires [some cool water].

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, —

2 So, I want to see you in your temple; I want to see that you are great and glorious.

In like manner as, in the sanctuary, I have had vision of thee, To behold thy power and thy glory.

3 Your constantly loving [me] is (worth more/more precious) than [my] life, so I [MTY] will [always] praise you.

Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!

4 I will praise you all the time that I live; I will lift up my hands to you while I pray.

Thus, will I bless thee while I live, In thy Name, will I lift up mine outspread hands:

5 [Knowing you satisfies me more than] [IDM, MET] my eating a very big feast, [so] I will praise you while I sing [MTY] joyful songs.

As with fatness and richness, shall my soul be satisfied, And, with joyfully shouting lips, shall my mouth utter praise.

6 While I lie on my bed, I think about you. I think/meditate about you all during the night,

Should I call thee to mind upon my couch, In the watches of the night, would I breathe soft speech of thee.

7 because you have always helped me, and I sing joyfully knowing that I am protected by you [as a little bird is protected] under [its mother’s] wings [MET].

For thou hast become a help unto me, —And, in the shadow of thy wings, will I shout for joy.

8 I cling to you; and with your hand/power you protect me.

My soul hath run clinging to thee, On me, hath thy right hand laid hold.

9 But those who are trying to kill me will [die and] descend into the place of the dead;

When, they, to crush it, would seek my life, They shall go into the lower parts of the earth:

10 they will be killed in battles [MTY] and their [corpses] will be eaten by jackals/wild dogs.

Every one shall be given up into the power of the sword, The portion of jackals, shall they become.

11 But I, the king [of Israel], will rejoice in what God has done; and all those who revere and trust God will praise him, but he will not allow liars to say anything.

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.