Psalm 63

Wishing to Be Near God

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

63God, you are my God.

I search for you.

I thirst for you

like someone in a dry, empty land

where there is no water.

²I have seen you in the Temple

and have seen your strength and glory.

³Because your 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, and 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

and 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.