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Psalms 63
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
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:
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;
2 To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;
2To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.
3 For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.
3Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.
4 So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.
4So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.
5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.
5My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:
6When the memory of you comes to me on my bed, and when I give thought to you in the night-time.
7 For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.
7Because you have been my help, I will have joy in the shade of your wings.
8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
8My soul keeps ever near you: your right hand is my support.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth;
9But those whose desire is my soul's destruction will go down to the lower parts of the earth.