Praise God Who Satisfies
A psalm of David. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah. 63:title 2Sm 16:14; 17:2,29
1 God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you.
I thirst for you;
my body faints for you
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water. 63:1 Ps 42:2; Is 26:9
2 So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory. 63:2 Jb 19:26–27; Ps 17:15; 27:4
3 My lips will glorify you
because your faithful love is better than life. 63:3 Ps 69:16
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
at your name, I will lift up my hands. 63:4 Ps 28:2; 143:6; Lm 3:41
5 You satisfy me as with rich food; 63:5 Lit with fat and fatness, 63:5 Ps 36:8
my mouth will praise you with joyful lips. 63:5 Ps 71:23
6 When I think of you as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on you during the night watches 63:6 Ps 77:6; 119:148
7 because you are my helper; 63:7 Ps 27:9; 40:17
I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings. 63:7 Ps 17:8; 36:7; 57:1
8 I follow close to you;
your right hand holds on to me. 63:8 Ps 18:35
9 But those who intend to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth. 63:9 Ps 55:15; Ezk 26:20; 31:14–18
10 They will be given over to the power of the sword; 63:10 Jr 18:21; Ezk 35:5
they will become a meal for jackals.
11 But the king will rejoice in God; 63:11 Ps 21:1
all who swear by him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut. 63:11 Ps 107:42; Rm 3:19