A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Idumea.

63:1 O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh [longed] after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!

63:2 Thus have I appeared before thee in the sanctuary, that I might see thy power and thy glory.

63:3 For thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

63:4 Thus will I bless thee during my life: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

63:5 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and [my] joyful lips shall praise thy name.

63:6 Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: in the early seasons I have meditated on thee.

63:7 For thou hast been my helper, and in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice.

63:8 My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.

63:9 But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts o the earth.

63:10 They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes.

63:11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every ne that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63:1 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;

63:2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

63:3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

63:4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

63:6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

63:7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

63:8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

63:9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

63:10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

63:11 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.