Psalms 63

1 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;

God, you are the God whom I [worship]. I greatly desire to be with you like [SIL] a person in a dry hot desert greatly desires [some cool water].

2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

So, I want to see you in your temple; I want to see that you are great and glorious.

3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Your constantly loving [me] is (worth more/more precious) than [my] life, so I [MTY] will [always] praise you.

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

I will praise you all the time that I live; I will lift up my hands to you while I pray.

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

[Knowing you satisfies me more than] [IDM, MET] my eating a very big feast, [so] I will praise you while I sing [MTY] joyful songs.

6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

While I lie on my bed, I think about you. I think/meditate about you all during the night,

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

because you have always helped me, and I sing joyfully knowing that I am protected by you [as a little bird is protected] under [its mother’s] wings [MET].

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

I cling to you; and with your hand/power you protect me.

9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

But those who are trying to kill me will [die and] descend into the place of the dead;

10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

they will be killed in battles [MTY] and their [corpses] will be eaten by jackals/wild dogs.

11 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.

But I, the king [of Israel], will rejoice in what God has done; and all those who revere and trust God will praise him, but he will not allow liars to say anything.