Psalms 63

1 A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. God, you are my God! I earnestly search for you, my soul thirsts for you, and 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 waste land of Judah. O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;

2 So I have looked on you in the sanctuary, to see your power and your glory.

To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.

3 Because your covenant faithfulness is better than life, my lips will praise you.

Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.

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

So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.

5 It will be as if I ate a meal of marrow and fatness; with joyful lips my mouth will praise you,

My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;

6 when I think about you on my bed and meditate on you in the night hours.

When the memory of you comes to me on my bed, and when I give thought to you in the night-time.

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

Because you have been my help, I will have joy in the shade of your wings.

8 I cling to you; your right hand supports me.

My soul keeps ever near you: your right hand is my support.

9 But those who seek to destroy my life will go down into the lowest parts of the earth;

But those whose desire is my soul's destruction will go down to the lower parts of the earth.

10 they will be given over to those whose hands use the sword, and they will become food for the jackals.

They will be cut off by the sword; they will be food for foxes.

11 But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who swears by him will be proud of him, but the mouth of those who speak lies will be stopped up.

But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.