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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Psalm 63
A psalm of David when he was in the Desert of Judah.
1God, you are my God.
I seek you with all my heart.
With all my strength I thirst for you
in this dry desert
where there isn’t any water.
2I have seen you in the sacred tent.
There I have seen your power and your glory.
3Your love is better than life.
So I will bring glory to you with my lips.
4I will praise you as long as I live.
I will call on your name when I lift up my hands in prayer.
5I will be as satisfied as if I had eaten the best food there is.
I will sing praise to you with my mouth.
6As I lie on my bed I remember you.
I think of you all night long.
7Because you have helped me,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8I hold on to you tightly.
Your powerful right hand takes good care of me.
9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed.
They will go down into the grave.
10They will be killed by swords.
They will become food for wild dogs.
11But the king will be filled with joy because of what God has done.
All those who make promises in God’s name will be able to brag.
But the mouths of liars will be shut.
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