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, 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 exultationis laudabit os meum.

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

6 Sic 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 adiutor meus. Et in velamento alarum tuarum exultabo,

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

8 adhaesit 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 quaesierunt animam meam, introibunt in inferiora terrae:

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 laetabitur in Deo, laudabuntur omnes qui iurant 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!