Psalm 63

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 63

Praise God Who Satisfies

A psalm of David. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.^(A)

¹God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you.
I thirst for you;
my body faints for you
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.^(B)
²So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.^(C)

³My lips will glorify you
because your faithful love is better than life.^(D)
⁴So I will bless you as long as I live;
at your name, I will lift up my hands.^(E)
⁵You satisfy me as with rich food;^[a]^(F)
my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.^(G)

⁶When I think of you as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on you during the night watches^(H)
⁷because you are my helper;^(I)
I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.^(J)
⁸I follow close to you;
your right hand holds on to me.^(K)

⁹But those who intend to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.^(L)
¹⁰They will be given over to the power of the sword;^(M)
they will become a meal for jackals.
¹¹But the king will rejoice in God;^(N)
all who swear by him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.^(O)

Footnotes

63:5 Lit with fat and fatness

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