Psalmorum 63

1 Psalmus David, cum esset in deserto Idumææ. Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo. Sitivit in te anima mea; quam multipliciter tibi caro mea!

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

2 In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa, sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.

So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.

3 Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas, labia mea laudabunt te.

Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.

4 Sic benedicam te in vita mea, et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.

So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

5 Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea, et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.

My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.

6 Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, in matutinis meditabor in te.

When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

7 Quia fuisti adjutor meus, et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.

For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.

8 Adhæsit anima mea post te; me suscepit dextera tua.

My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

9 Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam: introibunt in inferiora terræ;

But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

10 tradentur in manus gladii: partes vulpium erunt.

They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.

11 Rex vero lætabitur in Deo; laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo: quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.