Psalms 63

1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom. O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!

2 To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.

3 Because thy loving-kindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.

4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:

Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.

6 When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.

If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:

7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:

8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.

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

But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:

10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.