Psalms 63
63
Thirsting for God
For the Pure and Shining One
King David’s song when he was exiled in the Judean wilderness
1O God of my life, I’m lovesick for you in this weary wilderness.
I thirst with the deepest longings to love you more,
with cravings in my heart that can’t be described.
Such yearning grips my soul for you, my God!
2I’m energized every time I enter
your heavenly sanctuary to seek more of your power
and drink in more of your glory.
3For your tender mercies mean more to me than life itself.
How I love and praise you, God!
4Daily I will worship you passionately and with all my heart.
My arms will wave to you like banners of praise.
5I overflow with praise when I come before you,
for the anointing of your presence satisfies me like nothing else.
You are such a rich banquet of pleasure to my soul.
6-7I lie awake each night thinking of you
and reflecting on how you help me like a father.
I sing through the night under your splendor-shadow,
offering up to you my songs of delight and joy!
8With passion I pursue and cling to you.
Because I feel your grip on my life,
I keep my soul close to your heart.
9Those who plot to destroy me shall descend into the darkness of hell.
10They will be consumed by their own evil
and become nothing more than dust under our feet. # 63:10 Or “food for foxes.”
11These liars will be silenced forever!
But with the anointing of a king I will dance and rejoice
along with all his devoted lovers who trust in him.
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63
A song of David written when he was in the desert of Judah.
1God, you are my God.
I am searching so hard to find you.
Body and soul, I thirst for you
in this dry and weary land without water.
2Yes, I have seen you in your Temple.#63:2 your Temple Or “your holiness.”
I have seen your strength and glory.
3Your faithful love is better than life,
so my lips praise you.
4By my life, I will praise you.
In your name, I lift my hands in prayer.
5When I sit down to satisfy my hunger,
my joyful lips hunger to praise you!
6I remember you while lying on my bed.
I think about you in the middle of the night.
7That is because you are the one who helps me.
It makes me happy to be under your protection!
8I stay close to you,
and you hold me with your powerful arm.
9Those who are trying to kill me will be destroyed.
They will go down to their graves.
10They will be killed with swords.
Wild dogs will eat their dead bodies.
11But the king will be happy with his God,
and those who promised to obey him will praise him when he defeats those liars.
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