63:1 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

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

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

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

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

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

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

63:8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

63:9 They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.

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

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