Psalm 63

New International Version

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. 4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. 5 I will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. 6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. 7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. 8 I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. 9 Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth. 10 They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals. 11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

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Psalm 63

English Standard Version

My Soul Thirsts for You

1 A 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 flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. (2Sa 16:14; 2Sa 17:2; 2Sa 17:29; Ps 78:34; Ps 84:2; Ps 143:6; Isa 26:9; Isa 32:2)

2Sa 16:142Sa 17:22Sa 17:29Ps 78:34Ps 84:2Ps 143:6Isa 26:9Isa 32:2

2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. (Ps 27:4; Ps 78:61) 3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. (Ps 69:16) 4 So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. (Ps 20:1; Ps 20:5; Ps 28:2; Ps 104:33; Ps 146:2)

Ps 20:1Ps 20:5Ps 28:2Ps 104:33Ps 146:2

5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, (Ps 36:8) 6 when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; (Ps 42:8) 7 for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. (Ps 17:8) 8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. (Nu 14:24; Ps 41:12) 9 But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; (Ps 9:17; Ps 55:15; Eze 26:20; Eze 31:14; Eph 4:9)

Ps 9:17Ps 55:15Eze 26:20Eze 31:14Eph 4:9

10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals. 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. (De 6:13; Job 5:16; Ps 38:12; Ps 41:5; Ps 61:6; Ps 107:42; Isa 45:23; Isa 65:16; Ro 3:19)

De 6:13Job 5:16Ps 38:12Ps 41:5Ps 61:6Ps 107:42Isa 45:23Isa 65:16Ro 3:19

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