Psalms 63

1 O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;

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.

1 OGod, thou art myGod; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:

2To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.

2So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.

2 To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;

3Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.

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

3 For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

4So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.

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

4 So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.

5My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;

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

5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.

6When the memory of you comes to me on my bed, and when I give thought to you in the night-time.

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

6 When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:

7Because you have been my help, I will have joy in the shade of your wings.

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

7 For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.

8My soul keeps ever near you: your right hand is my support.

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

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

9But those whose desire is my soul's destruction will go down to the lower parts of the earth.

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

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

10They will be cut off by the sword; they will be food for foxes.

10They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes.

10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.

11But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.

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.

11 But the king shall rejoice inGod; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.