Psalm 63

¹O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; *my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water.

²Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place, *that I might behold your power and your glory.

³For your loving-kindness is better than life itself; *my lips shall give you praise.

⁴So will I bless you as long as I live *and lift up my hands in your Name.

⁵My soul is content, as with marrow and fatness, *and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,

⁶When I remember you upon my bed, *and meditate on you in the night watches.

⁷For you have been my helper, *and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.

⁸My soul clings to you; *your right hand holds me fast.

⁹May those who seek my life to destroy it *go down into the depths of the earth;

¹⁰Let them fall upon the edge of the sword, *and let them be food for jackals.

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God; all those who swear by him will be glad; *for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.