My Soul Thirsts for You (PSA 63:1-11)

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

[63:1] O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

[63:2] So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.

[63:3] Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.

[63:4] So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

[63:5] My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

[63:6] when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;

[63:7] for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

[63:8] My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

[63:9] But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;

[63:10] they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals.

[63:11] But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.