Psalms 63
63
PSALM 63
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
1Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek:
my soul doth thirst for thee;
My flesh longs in a dry parch'd land,
wherein no waters be:
2That I thy power may behold,
and brightness of thy face,
As I have seen thee heretofore
within thy holy place.
3Since better is thy love than life,
my lips thee praise shall give.
4I in thy name will lift my hands,
and bless thee while I live.
5Ev'n as with marrow and with fat
my soul shall filled be;
Then shall my mouth with joyful lips
sing praises unto thee:
6When I do thee upon my bed
remember with delight,
And when on thee I meditate
in watches of the night.
7In shadow of thy wings I'll joy;
for thou mine help hast been.
8My soul thee follows hard; and me
thy right hand doth sustain.
9Who seek my soul to spill shall sink
down to earth's lowest room.
10They by the sword shall be cut off,
and foxes' prey become.
11Yet shall the king in God rejoice,
and each one glory shall
That swear by him: but stopp'd shall be
the mouth of liars all.
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Tehillim 63
63
(Mizmor Dovid. When he was in the midbar Yehudah)
1 O Elohim, Thou art Eli; early will I seek Thee; my nefesh thirsteth for Thee; my basar longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no mayim is,
2 To see Thy oz (might, power) and Thy kavod, as I have beheld Thee in the Kodesh (holy place, sanctuary, Mikdash).
3 Because Thy chesed is better than chayyim, my lips shall praise Thee.
4 Thus will I bless Thee while I live; I will lift up my hands b'Shimcha (in Thy Name.)
5 My nefesh shall be satisfied as with chelev (fat) and deshen (abundance); and my mouth shall praise Thee with lips of joyful singing;
6 When I remember Thee upon my bed, and meditate on Thee in the ashmurot (night watches).
7 Because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the tzel (shadow) of Thy wings will I sing with joy.
8 My nefesh followeth hard after Thee; Thy Yamin (Right Hand) upholdeth me.
9 But those that seek my nefesh, to destroy it, shall go into the abysses of ha'aretz.
10 They deliver him into the power of the cherev; they shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But HaMelech shall rejoice in Elohim; every one that sweareth by Him shall glory; but the mouth of them that speak sheker shall be stopped.
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