Psalm 63 63 Psalms Book 2 Unlocked English Bible Thirsting for God (2 Samuel 15:30–37)
1 UEB God, you are my God! I earnestly search for you, my soul thirsts for you, and my flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. BSB BSB: A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
2 UEB So I have looked on you in the sanctuary, to see your power and your glory. BSB BSB: So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
3 UEB Because your covenant faithfulness is better than life, my lips will praise you. BSB BSB: Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
4 UEB So I will bless you while I live; I will lift up my hands in your name. BSB BSB: So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
5 UEB It will be as if I ate a meal of marrow and fatness; with joyful lips my mouth will praise you, BSB BSB: My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
6 UEB when I think about you on my bed and meditate on you in the night hours. BSB BSB: When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
7 UEB For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I rejoice. BSB BSB: For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
8 UEB I cling to you; your right hand supports me. BSB BSB: My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
9 UEB But those who seek to destroy my life will go down into the lowest parts of the earth; BSB BSB: But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
10 UEB they will be given over to those whose hands use the sword, and they will become food for the jackals. BSB BSB: They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
11 UEB But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who swears by him will be proud of him, but the mouth of those who speak lies will be stopped up. BSB BSB: But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
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