Psalm 63 63 Psalms Book 2 unfoldingWord® Literal Text Thirsting for God (2 Samuel 15:30–37)
1 ULT God, you{ are} my God. I seek you earnestly. My soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you in a land of dryness and weary, without 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 ULT Thus in the sanctuary I have gazed{ at} you to see your power and your glory. BSB BSB: So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
3 ULT 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 ULT Thus I will bless you in my life; I will lift up my palms in your name. BSB BSB: So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
5 ULT As{ with} fat and fatness my soul will be full, and{ with} lips of joyful shouts 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 ULT When I remember you on my bed, I meditate on you in the night watches. BSB BSB: When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
7 ULT For you have been a help to me, and in the shadow of your wings I shout joyfully. BSB BSB: For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
8 ULT My soul clings after you; your right hand upholds me. BSB BSB: My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
9 ULT But they, they seek my life for devastation; they will come 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 ULT They will pour him into the hands of the sword; they will be a portion of jackals. BSB BSB: They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
11 ULT But the king will rejoice in God; all of the swearers by him will exult, for the mouth of speakers of falsehood will be shut. 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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