The Psalms 63

God Satisfies the Thirsting Soul

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 2.1—0.1 ; 0.15 ; 3.28

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;

to see thy power and thy glory,

so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

Because thy loving-kindness is better than life,

my lips shall praise thee.

Thus will I bless thee while I live:

I will lift up my hands in thy name.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;

and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

when I remember thee upon my bed,

and meditate on thee in the night watches.

Because thou hast been my help,

therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

My soul followeth hard after thee:

thy right hand upholdeth me.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it,

shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

They shall fall by the sword:

they shall be a portion for foxes.

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.

Published by The American Bible Society