Psalms 63 WBT
Summary: Headed "when he was in the wilderness of Judah," Psalm 63 gives voice to intense spiritual thirst using the desert setting itself as metaphor, "my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water" (v. 1). It moves from that longing to satisfied intimacy, recalling worship "in the sanctuary" and comparing God's steadfast love to a feast "as with fat and rich food" (v. 2, 5). It closes contrasting the psalmist's confidence, clinging to God whose right hand upholds him, with the fate of those who seek his life and will be given "to the sword" (v. 8-10).
1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 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;
2To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3Because thy loving-kindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:
6When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.
7Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
9But those [that] seek my soul to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
11But 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.
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