Psalmorum 63

1 psalmus David cum esset in deserto Iudaeae 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 land, and it is faint without water.

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

As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;

3 quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas labia mea laudabunt te

Because thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:

4 sic benedicam te in vita mea in nomine tuo levabo manus meas

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

5 sicut adipe et pinguidine repleatur anima mea et labia exultationis laudabit os meum

As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.

6 si memor fui tui super stratum meum in matutinis meditabar in te

When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.

7 quia fuisti adiutor meus et in velamento alarum tuarum exultabo

Because thou hast been a help unto me; and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing rejoicingly.

8 adhesit anima mea post te me suscepit dextera tua

My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.

9 ipsi vero in vanum quaesierunt animam meam introibunt in inferiora terrae

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go down into the lowest deeps of the earth.

10 tradentur in manus gladii partes vulpium erunt

They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword: they shall become a prey for jackals.

11 rex vero laetabitur in Deo laudabitur omnis qui iurat in eo quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua

But the king shall rejoice in God: every one that sweareth by him shall glorify himself; for the mouth of those that speak falsehood shall be stopped.