Keraia
Wisdom and Poetry

Psalm 63

Thirsting for God

1A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.

O God, You are my God.

Earnestly I seek You;

my soul thirsts for You.

My body yearns for You

in a dry and weary land without water.

1A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I seek after You—my soul thirsts for You, my flesh longs for You—in a land dry and weary, without waters.

2So I have seen You in the sanctuary

and beheld Your power and glory.

2So in the sanctuary I have seen You, to behold Your power and Your glory.

3Because Your loving devotion is better than life,

my lips will glorify You.

3Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will praise You.

4So I will bless You as long as I live;

in Your name I will lift my hands.

4So I will bless You in my life; in Your name I will lift up my hands.

5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods;

with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.

5As with milk and fatness, my soul is satisfied, and with lips of joyful shouts, my mouth will praise You,

6When I remember You on my bed,

I think of You through the watches of the night.

6when I remember You on my bed, through the watches of the night I meditate on You.

7For You are my help;

I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.

7For You have been a help to me, and in the shadow of Your wings I will shout for joy.

8My soul clings to You;

Your right hand upholds me.

8My soul clings to You; Your right hand has taken hold of me.

9But those who seek my life to destroy it

will go into the depths of the earth.

9And those who seek my soul for desolation, they will go into the depths of the earth.

10They will fall to the power of the sword;

they will become a portion for foxes.

10They will fall by the hand of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.

11But the king will rejoice in God;

all who swear by Him will exult,

for the mouths of liars will be shut.

11And the king will rejoice in God; everyone swearing by Him will exult, but the mouth of those speaking lies will be stopped up.