Psalms 63

1 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.

A Psalme of David. When he was in the wildernesse of Judah. O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee: my flesh longeth greatly after thee in a barren and drye land without water.

2 So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.

Thus I beholde thee as in the Sanctuarie, when I beholde thy power and thy glorie.

3 Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

For thy louing kindnesse is better then life: therefore my lippes shall prayse thee.

4 So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.

Thus will I magnifie thee all my life, and lift vp mine hands in thy name.

5 As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.

My soule shalbe satisfied, as with marowe and fatnesse, and my mouth shall praise thee with ioyfull lippes,

6 If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.

When I remember thee on my bedde, and when I thinke vpon thee in the night watches.

7 For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.

Because thou hast bene mine helper, therefore vnder the shadow of thy wings wil I reioyce.

8 Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.

My soule cleaueth vnto thee: for thy right hand vpholdeth me.

9 And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

Therefore they that seeke my soule to destroy it, they shall goe into the lowest partes of the earth.

10 They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

They shall cast him downe with the edge of the sword, and they shall be a portion for foxes.

11 And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!

But the King shall reioyce in God, and all that sweare by him shall reioyce in him: for the mouth of them that speake lyes, shall be stopped.