Psalms 63:1-9

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1 [a]You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8 I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.
9 Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.

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Cross References 15

  • 1. Psalms 42:2; Psalms 84:2
  • 2. Psalms 143:6
  • 3. S Psalms 15:1; Psalms 27:4; Psalms 68:24
  • 4. S Exodus 16:7
  • 5. Psalms 36:7; Psalms 69:16; Psalms 106:45; Psalms 109:21
  • 6. Psalms 104:33; Psalms 146:2; Isaiah 38:20
  • 7. S Psalms 28:2; 1 Timothy 2:8
  • 8. S Psalms 36:8; Matthew 5:6
  • 9. Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Psalms 16:7; Psalms 119:148; Matthew 14:25; Psalms 42:8
  • 10. Psalms 27:9; Psalms 118:7
  • 11. S Ruth 2:12
  • 12. S Numbers 32:12; Hosea 6:3
  • 13. S Psalms 41:12; Psalms 18:35
  • 14. Psalms 40:14
  • 15. Psalms 55:15; Psalms 71:20; Psalms 95:4; Psalms 139:15

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.
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