Psalms 63

¹A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, you are my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you as in a dry and weary land without water. ²Thus I have seen you in the sanctuary, beholding your strength and glory. ³Because your loyal love is better than life, my lips will praise you. ⁴So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my ⌞hands⌟ in your name. ⁵My soul will be satisfied as with the best and richest food, and with joyful lips my mouth will praise. ⁶When I remember you on my bed, I meditate on you in the night watches. ⁷Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. ⁸My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. ⁹But as for them who seek my life for ruin, they will go into the depths of the earth. ¹⁰They who would ⌞deliver him to the sword⌟ will become a portion for jackals. ¹¹However, the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears an oath by him will boast, because the mouth of the liars will be stopped.