Psalm 63

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1} A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.^(A)

God, 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.^(B)

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So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.^(C)

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My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.^(D)

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So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands.^(E)

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You satisfy me as with rich food;^(a)^(F)
my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.^(G)

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When I think of You as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on You during the night watches^(H)

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because You are my helper;^(I)
I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.^(J)

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I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.^(K)

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But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.^(L)

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They will be given over to the power of the sword;^(M)
they will become the jackals’ prey.

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But the king will rejoice in God;^(N)
all who swear by Him^(b) will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.^(O)

a. Psalm 63:5: Lit with fat and fatness

b. Psalm 63:11: Or him

B. Psalm 63:1: Psalm 42:2; Isaiah 26:9

C. Psalm 63:2: Job 19:26-27; Psalm 17:15; Psalm 27:4

D. Psalm 63:3: Psalm 69:16

E. Psalm 63:4: Psalm 28:2; Psalm 143:6

F. Psalm 63:5: Psalm 36:8

G. Psalm 63:5: Psalm 71:23

H. Psalm 63:6: Psalm 77:6; Psalm 119:148

I. Psalm 63:7: Psalm 27:9; Psalm 40:17

J. Psalm 63:7: Psalm 17:8; Psalm 36:7; Psalm 57:1

K. Psalm 63:8: Psalm 18:35

L. Psalm 63:9: Psalm 55:15; Ezekiel 26:20; Ezekiel 31:14-18

M. Psalm 63:10: Jeremiah 18:21; Ezekiel 35:5

N. Psalm 63:11: Psalm 21:1

O. Psalm 63:11: Psalm 107:42; Romans 3:19