Psalm 63 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Psalm 63 Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.

¹ O God, you are my God; I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

² So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.

³ Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.

⁴ So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name.

⁵ My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast, and my mouth praises you with joyful lips

⁶ when I think of you on my bed and meditate on you in the watches of the night,

⁷ for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.

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

⁹ But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;

¹⁰ they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be prey for jackals.

¹¹ But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.