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
Praise God Who Satisfies
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah. # 2Sm 16:14; 17:2,29
1God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water. # Ps 42:2; Is 26:9
2So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory. # Jb 19:26-27; Ps 17:15; 27:4
3My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life. # Ps 69:16
4So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands. # Ps 28:2; 143:6; Lm 3:41
5You satisfy me as with rich food; # Lit with fat and fatness # Ps 36:8
my mouth will praise You with joyful lips. # Ps 71:23
6When I think of You as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on You during the night watches # Ps 77:6; 119:148
7because You are my helper; # Ps 27:9; 40:17
I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings. # Ps 17:8; 36:7; 57:1
8I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me. # Ps 18:35
9But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth. # Ps 55:15; Ezk 26:20; 31:14-18
10They will be given over to the power of the sword; # Jr 18:21; Ezk 35:5
they will become the jackals’ prey.
11But the king will rejoice in God; # Ps 21:1
all who swear by Him # Or him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut. # Ps 107:42; Rm 3:19
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