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Psalms 63

God, you are my God. I'll seek you early. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I long to see your power and glory, as I've seen you in the sanctuary. Because your faithful love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I'll bless you while I live; I'll lift my hands in you

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I'll look for you early

God, you are my God. I'll seek you early. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I long to see your power and glory, as I've seen you in the sanctuary. Because your faithful love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I'll bless you while I live; I'll lift my hands in your name. My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you on my bed and meditate on you through the night watches. Because you've been my help, I'll rejoice in the shadow of your wings. My soul follows hard after you; your right hand holds me up. But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the lower parts of the earth. They'll fall by the sword; they'll be a portion for foxes. But the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will glory, but the mouths of liars will be stopped.

God, you're my God. I'll look for you early. My soul is thirsty for you. My flesh longs for you in a dry and worn-out land with no water. That's how I've looked at you in the holy place, to see your strength and your glory. Because your faithful love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I'll bless you while I live. I'll lift my hands in your name. My soul will be satisfied like it's had the richest food, and my mouth will praise you with lips that sing out. When I remember you on my bed and think you over through the watches of the night — because you've been my help, I'll sing out in the shadow of your wings. My soul sticks close behind you. Your right hand holds me up. But the ones after my soul to wreck it will go down into the lowest parts of the earth. They'll fall by the sword. They'll be a share for jackals. But the king will be glad in God. Everyone who swears by him will boast, because the mouth of the ones who tell lies will be stopped.

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

1

God, you are my God. I'll seek you early. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Plain English

God, you're my God. I'll look for you early. My soul is thirsty for you. My flesh longs for you in a dry and worn-out land with no water.

King James Version, 1611

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

2

I long to see your power and glory, as I've seen you in the sanctuary.

Plain English

That's how I've looked at you in the holy place, to see your strength and your glory.

King James Version, 1611

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

3

Because your faithful love is better than life, my lips will praise you.

King James Version, 1611

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

4

So I'll bless you while I live; I'll lift my hands in your name.

Plain English

So I'll bless you while I live. I'll lift my hands in your name.

King James Version, 1611

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

5

My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

Plain English

My soul will be satisfied like it's had the richest food, and my mouth will praise you with lips that sing out.

King James Version, 1611

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

6

when I remember you on my bed and meditate on you through the night watches.

Plain English

When I remember you on my bed and think you over through the watches of the night —

King James Version, 1611

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

7

Because you've been my help, I'll rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

Plain English

because you've been my help, I'll sing out in the shadow of your wings.

King James Version, 1611

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

8

My soul follows hard after you; your right hand holds me up.

Plain English

My soul sticks close behind you. Your right hand holds me up.

King James Version, 1611

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

9

But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the lower parts of the earth.

Plain English

But the ones after my soul to wreck it will go down into the lowest parts of the earth.

King James Version, 1611

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10

They'll fall by the sword; they'll be a portion for foxes.

Plain English

They'll fall by the sword. They'll be a share for jackals.

King James Version, 1611

They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

11

But the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will glory, but the mouths of liars will be stopped.

Plain English

But the king will be glad in God. Everyone who swears by him will boast, because the mouth of the ones who tell lies will be stopped.

King James Version, 1611

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.