Psalms 63

Psalms 63:1  
God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

Psalms 63:2  
So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

Psalms 63:3  
Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

Psalms 63:4  
So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.

Psalms 63:5  
My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

Psalms 63:6  
when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

Psalms 63:7  
For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

Psalms 63:8  
My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

Psalms 63:9  
But those who seek my soul to destroy it shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Psalms 63:10  
They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.

Psalms 63:11  
But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.


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