Psalms 63
1 A psalm of David, when he was in the Judean desert. God, you are my God, I eagerly look for you. I am thirsty for you; all that I am longs for you in this dry, weary, waterless land.
A Psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Idumea. O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways.
2 I see you in the Temple; I watch your power and glory.
By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory.
3 Your trustworthy love is better than life itself; I will praise you.
For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.
4 I will thank you as long as I live; I lift up my hands as I celebrate your wonderful character.
So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 You satisfy me more than the richest food; I will praise you with joyful songs.
Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.
6 I think of you all night long as I lie on my bed meditating about you.
When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.
7 For you are the one who helps me; I sing happily from under your wings.
For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings.
8 I hold on to you; your strong arms lift me up.
My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.
9 Those who are trying to destroy me will go down into the grave.
Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They will be killed by the sword; they will become food for jackals.
They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.
11 But the king will be happy for what God has done. All who follow God will praise him, but those who tell lies will be silenced.
Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.
