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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Psalm 63
63
God Satisfies the Thirsting Soul
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.#2 Sam 15.23,28.
1O God, thou art my God;
early will I seek thee:
my soul thirsteth for thee,
my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land,
where no water is;
2to see thy power and thy glory,
so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3Because thy loving-kindness is better than life,
my lips shall praise thee.
4Thus will I bless thee while I live:
I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
6when I remember thee upon my bed,
and meditate on thee in the night watches.
7Because thou hast been my help,
therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8My soul followeth hard after thee:
thy right hand upholdeth me.
9But those that seek my soul, to destroy it,
shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10They shall fall by the sword:
they shall be a portion for foxes.
11But the king shall rejoice in God;
every one that sweareth by him shall glory:
but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.