Psalms 63 — ULB

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

63Verse 1God, 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.
^{Verse 2}So I have looked on you in the sanctuary,
to see your power and your glory.
^{Verse 3}Because your covenant faithfulness is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
^{Verse 4}So I will bless you while I live;
I will lift up my hands in your name.
^{Verse 5}It will be as if I ate a meal of marrow and fatness;
with joyful lips my mouth will praise you,
^{Verse 6}when I think about you on my bed
and meditate on you in the night hours.
^{Verse 7}For you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
^{Verse 8}I cling to you;
your right hand supports me.
^{Verse 9}But those who seek to destroy my life
will go down into the lowest parts of the earth;^{Verse 10}
they will be given over to those whose hands use the sword,
and they will become food for the jackals.
^{Verse 11}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.