Psalms 63
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A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
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O God, my God, you, you do I seek: my heart thirsts for you, my body faints for you in a parched and waterless land.
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As I in the temple have seen you, beholding your power and your glory,
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for better than life is your kindness: my lips shall utter your praise.
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So, while I live, I will bless you, and lift up my hands in your name.
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As with marrow and fat am I feasted; with joyful lips I will praise you.
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I call you to mind on my bed, and muse on you in the night watches;
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for you have been my help, I joyfully sing in the shadow of your wings.
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I cling close after you, your right hand holds me up.
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But those who seek after my life shall go down to the depths of the earth,
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given o’er to the power of the sword, or as prey for jackals to devour.
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But the king shall rejoice in God: all who own his allegiance will glory. For the mouth of the false shall be stopped.
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