Psalm 63

My Soul Thirsts for You

63A Psalm of David, ^swhen he was in the wilderness of Judah.

¹O God, you are my God; ^tearnestly I seek you;

^umy soul thirsts for you;

my flesh faints for you,

as in ^va dry and weary land where there is no water.

²So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,

beholding ^wyour power and glory.

³Because your ^xsteadfast love is better than life,

my lips will praise you.

⁴So I will bless you ^yas long as I live;

in your ^zname I will ^alift up my hands.

⁵My soul will be ^bsatisfied as with fat and rich food,

and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

⁶when I remember you ^cupon my bed,

and meditate on you in ^cthe watches of the night;

⁷for you have been my help,

and in ^dthe shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

⁸My soul ^eclings to you;

your right hand ^fupholds me.

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life

^gshall go down into ^hthe depths of the earth;

¹⁰they shall be given over to the power of the sword;

they shall be a portion for jackals.

¹¹But ⁱthe king shall rejoice in God;

all who ^jswear by him shall exult,

^kfor the mouths of ^lliars will be stopped.