Psalms 63

Superscription: a psalm of David in the wilderness of Judah

מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בְּמִדְבַּר יְהוּדָֽה׃

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

אֱלֹהִים׀ אֵלִי אַתָּה אֲֽשַׁחֲרֶךָּ צָמְאָה לְךָ׀ נַפְשִׁי כָּמַהּ לְךָ בְשָׂרִי בְּאֶֽרֶץ-צִיָּה וְעָיֵף בְּלִי-מָֽיִם׃

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

כֵּן בַּקֹּדֶשׁ חֲזִיתִךָ לִרְאוֹת עֻזְּךָ וּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

כִּי-טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ מֵֽחַיִּים שְׂפָתַי יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

כֵּן אֲבָרֶכְךָ בְחַיָּי בְּשִׁמְךָ אֶשָּׂא כַפָּֽי׃

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

כְּמוֹ חֵלֶב וָדֶשֶׁן תִּשְׂבַּע נַפְשִׁי וְשִׂפְתֵי רְנָנוֹת יְהַלֶּל-פִּֽי׃

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

אִם-זְכַרְתִּיךָ עַל-יְצוּעָי בְּאַשְׁמֻרוֹת אֶהְגֶּה-בָּֽךְ׃

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

כִּֽי-הָיִיתָ עֶזְרָתָה לִּי וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּֽן׃

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

דָּבְקָה נַפְשִׁי אַחֲרֶיךָ בִּי תָּמְכָה יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

וְהֵמָּה לְשׁוֹאָה יְבַקְשׁוּ נַפְשִׁי יָבֹאוּ בְּֽתַחְתִּיּוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

יַגִּירֻהוּ עַל-יְדֵי-חָרֶב מְנָת שֻׁעָלִים יִהְיֽוּ׃

They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

וְהַמֶּלֶךְ יִשְׂמַח בֵּאלֹהִים יִתְהַלֵּל כָּל-הַנִּשְׁבָּע בּוֹ כִּי יִסָּכֵר פִּי דֽוֹבְרֵי-שָֽׁקֶר׃

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.