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The Holy Bible

King James Version

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 63

  

God Grants Peace and Joy to the Faithful

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

1God, 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 To see thy power and thy glory,
so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips shall praise thee. 4 Thus will I bless thee while I live:
I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:   6 When I remember thee upon my bed,
and meditate on thee in the night watches. 7 Because thou hast been my help,
therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 8 My soul followeth hard after thee:
thy right hand upholdeth me.   9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it,
shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10 They shall fall by the sword:
they shall be a portion for foxes.   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.