Psalm 63

Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.

1 O God, you are my God; I seek you;

my soul thirsts for you;

my flesh faints for you,

as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.*

2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,

beholding your power and glory.*

3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,

my lips will praise you.*

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

I will lift up my hands and call on your name.*

5 My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,w

and my mouth praises you with joyful lips*

6 when I think of you on my bed

and meditate on you in the watches of the night,*

7 for you have been my help,

and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.*

8 My soul clings to you;

your right hand upholds me.*

9 But those who seek to destroy my life

shall go down into the depths of the earth;*

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

they shall be prey for jackals.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God;

all who swear by him shall exult,

for the mouths of liars will be stopped.*