LXIII THE THIRSTING SOUL SATISFIED IN GOD
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
［1］ O GOD, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee:
My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,
In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
［2］ So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary,
To see thy power and thy glory.
［3］ Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise thee.
［4］ So will I bless thee while I live:
I will lift up my hands in thy name.
［5］ My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow〖Heb. fat.〗 and fatness;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
［6］ When I remember thee upon my bed,
And〖Or, I meditate.〗 meditate on thee in the night-watches.
［7］ For thou hast been my help,
And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
［8］ My soul followeth hard after thee:
They right hand upholdeth me.
［9］ But those that seek my soul, to〖Or, shall be destroyed; They shall &c.〗 destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
［10］ They shall be given〖Or, poured out by.〗 over to the power of the sword:
They shall be a portion for foxes.〖Or, jackals.〗
［11］ But the king shall rejoice in God:
Every one that sweareth by him shall glory;
For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.