Psalms 63:1-11

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  • Longing for God

    • “Your loyal love is better than life” (3)

    • “Satisfied with the best” (5)

    • Meditating on God during the night (6)

    • ‘I cling to God’ (8)

A melody of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.+ 63  O God, you are my God, I keep looking for you.+ I do thirst* for you.+ I am* faint with longing for youIn a dry and parched land, where there is no water.+  2  So I have looked upon you in the holy place;I have seen your strength and your glory.+  3  Because your loyal love is better than life,+My own lips will glorify you.+  4  Thus I will praise you all my life;In your name I will lift up my hands.  5  I am* satisfied with the best and choicest portion,*So my mouth will praise you with joy on my lips.+  6  I remember you while upon my bed;I meditate on you during the watches of the night.+  7  For you are my helper,+And I shout joyfully in the shadow of your wings.+  8  I cling* to you;Your right hand keeps fast hold on me.+  9  But those who seek to destroy my life*Will descend into the depths of the earth. 10  They will be handed over to the power of the sword;They will become food for jackals.* 11  But the king will rejoice in God. Every person swearing by Him will exult,*For the mouth of those speaking lies will be silenced.

Footnotes

^ Or “My soul thirsts.”
^ Lit., “My flesh is.”
^ Lit., “as with fat and fatness.”
^ Or “My soul is.”
^ Or “My soul clings.”
^ Or “destroy my soul; kill me.”
^ Or “foxes.”
^ Or “boast.”