Old Testament
Psalms 63
Overview
Psalm 63 is one of Scripture's most intense expressions of spiritual thirst, as David, in a dry and weary land, longs for God like parched ground longs for water. Having beheld God's power and glory in the sanctuary, he declares God's steadfast love better than life and meditates on Him through the watches of the night. The psalm rises from craving to satisfaction to clinging joy, ending with confidence that God will deal with his enemies and the king will rejoice.
1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 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;
2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
6When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
7Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
9But those that seek my soul, to destroy it , shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
11But 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.