Psalm 63 :: New International Version (NIV)

Psa 63:1

Psa 63:1 [fn]A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

Psa 63:2

Psa 63:2I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

Psa 63:3

Psa 63:3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

Psa 63:4

Psa 63:4I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

Psa 63:5

Psa 63:5I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

Psa 63:6

Psa 63:6On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

Psa 63:7

Psa 63:7Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Psa 63:8

Psa 63:8I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.

Psa 63:9

Psa 63:9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.

Psa 63:10

Psa 63:10They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.

Psa 63:11

Psa 63:11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

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In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.

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Psalm 63 :: New International Version (NIV)

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