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, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 tradentur in manus gladii: partes vulpium erunt.

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

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

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