Psalms 63

1 A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, my God, you, you do I seek: my heart thirsts for you, my body faints for you in a parched and waterless land.

melody to/for David in/on/with to be he in/on/with wilderness Judah God God my you(m. s.) to seek you to thirst to/for you soul my to pine to/for you flesh my in/on/with land: country/planet dryness and faint without water

2 As I in the temple have seen you, beholding your power and your glory,

so in/on/with holiness to see you to/for to see: see strength your and glory your

3 for better than life is your kindness: my lips shall utter your praise.

for pleasant kindness your from life lips my to praise you

4 So, while I live, I will bless you, and lift up my hands in your name.

so to bless you in/on/with life my in/on/with name your to lift: vow palm my

5 As with marrow and fat am I feasted; with joyful lips I will praise you.

like fat and ashes to satisfy soul my and lips triumphing to boast: praise lip my

6 I call you to mind on my bed, and muse on you in the night watches;

if to remember you upon bed my in/on/with watch to mutter in/on/with you

7 for you have been my help, I joyfully sing in the shadow of your wings.

for to be help to/for me and in/on/with shadow wing your to sing

8 I cling close after you, your right hand holds me up.

to cleave soul my after you in/on/with me to grasp right your

9 But those who seek after my life shall go down to the depths of the earth,

and they(masc.) to/for devastation to seek soul: life my to come (in): come in/on/with lower [the] land: country/planet

10 given o’er to the power of the sword, or as prey for jackals to devour.

to pour him upon hand: power sword portion fox to be

11 But the king shall rejoice in God: all who own his allegiance will glory. For the mouth of the false shall be stopped.

and [the] king to rejoice in/on/with God to boast: boast all [the] to swear in/on/with him for to stop lip to speak: speak deception