Psalms 63

1A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom.

2O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!

3In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.

4For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.

5Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.

6Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.

7If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:

8Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:

9My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.

10But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:

11They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.

12But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.

1Psalmus David, cum esset in deserto Idumææ.

2[Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo. Sitivit in te anima mea; quam multipliciter tibi caro mea !

3In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa, sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.

4Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas, labia mea laudabunt te.

5Sic benedicam te in vita mea, et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.

6Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea, et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.

7Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, in matutinis meditabor in te.

8Quia fuisti adjutor meus, et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.

9Adhæsit anima mea post te; me suscepit dextera tua.

10Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam: introibunt in inferiora terræ;

11tradentur in manus gladii: partes vulpium erunt.

12Rex vero lætabitur in Deo; laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo: quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.]

1A Psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Idumea.

2O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways.

3By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory.

4For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.

5So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name.

6Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.

7When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.

8For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings.

9My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.

10Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.

11They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.

12Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.