Psalm 63

International Children’s Bible

Wishing to Be Near God

A song of David when he was in the desert of Judah.

63 God, you are my God.
    I want to follow you.
My whole being
    thirsts for you,
like a man in a dry, empty land
    where there is no water.
²I have seen you in the Temple.
    I have seen your strength and glory.
³Your love is better than life.
    I will praise you.
⁴I will praise you as long as I live.
    I will lift up my hands in prayer to your name.
⁵I will be content as if I had eaten the best foods.
    My lips will sing. My mouth will praise you.

⁶I remember you while I’m lying in bed.
    I think about you through the night.
⁷You are my help.
    Because of your protection, I sing.
⁸I stay close to you.
    You support me with your right hand.

⁹Some people are trying to kill me.
    But they will go down to the grave.
¹⁰They will be killed with swords.
    They will be eaten by wild dogs.
¹¹But the king will rejoice in his God.
    All who make promises in his name will praise him.
    But the mouths of liars will be shut.