Psalm 63

A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 ¹O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee:

My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,

In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

²So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary,

To see thy power and thy glory.

³Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,

My lips shall praise thee.

⁴So will I bless thee while I live:

I will lift up my hands in thy name.

⁵My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;

And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

⁶When I remember thee upon my bed,

And meditate on thee in the night-watches.

⁷For thou hast been my help,

And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

⁸My soul followeth hard after thee:

Thy right hand upholdeth me.

⁹But those that seek my soul, to destroy it,

Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

¹⁰They shall be given over to the power of the sword:

They shall be a portion for foxes.

¹¹But the king shall rejoice in God:

Every one that sweareth by him shall glory;

For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.