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, 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 exsultationis laudabit os meum.

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

6 Si 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 adjutor meus, et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.

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

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

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

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

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 lætabitur in Deo; laudabuntur omnes qui jurant 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.