Psalmorum 63

1 Psalmus David, Cum esset in deserto Idumaeae. 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, 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;

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

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

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

Because thy lovingkindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

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

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

5 Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea: et labiis exultationis laudabit os meum.

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

6 Sic memor fui tui super stratum meum, in matutinis meditabor in te:

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

7 quia fuisti adiutor meus. Et in velamento alarum tuarum exultabo,

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

8 adhaesit anima mea post te: me suscepit dextera tua.

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

9 Ipsi vero in vanum quaesierunt animam meam, introibunt in inferiora terrae:

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

10 tradentur in manus gladii, partes vulpium erunt.

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

11 Rex vero laetabitur in Deo, laudabuntur omnes qui iurant in eo: quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.

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.