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.
O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.
To see your power and your glory, so as I have seen you in the sanctuary.
3 Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.
Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
4 So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.
Thus will I bless you while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips:
6 If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.
When I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the night watches.
7 For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.
Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.
8 Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me.
9 And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.
They shall fall by the sword: 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 rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
