# Psalm 63 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 
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1. O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 
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2. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 
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3. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. 
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4. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. 
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5. My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, 
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6. when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; 
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7. for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. 
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8. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. 
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9. But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; 
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10. they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals. 
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11. But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. 

(ESV)