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Psalm Ps. 63. This psalm opens as if it were a lament, yet it is mainly a song of confident expectation. The psalm helps God’s people gain confidence during times of trouble. It expresses confidence that they will be able to return to the sanctuary to worship God. The highest privilege a human can enjoy is to be a welcome member of the worshiping congregation. The references to “my soul” (vv. 1, 5, 8) express personal devotion to God.
Ps. 63:1–2 The song opens with passionate expressions of longing for God: earnestly I seek, my soul thirsts, my flesh faints. The singer misses his experience of God in public worship. The sanctuary is the place of corporate worship, and God’s glory is his special presence there with his people (see note on 26:4–8).
Ps. 63:3–4 The past tense remembering of v. 2 becomes a future expectation: my lips will praise you, I will bless you, I will lift up my hands. This happens because your steadfast love is better than life.
Ps. 63:6 in the watches of the night. The singer deals with sleeplessness by meditating on God.
Ps. 63:9–11 The song explains where the troubles came from: those who seek to destroy my life. For David, these were Israelites who rebelled against God’s choice of David as king (see the title). David, and those who respect his kingship, will not fall prey to these enemies but will rejoice in God.
Ps. 63:10 The enemies of God’s people will become a portion for jackals, a grim description of dead bodies lying unburied after a battle.
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