1A Psalme of Dauid, when hee was in the wildernesse of Iudah. O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, in a drie and thirstie lande, where no water is:

2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I haue seen thee in the Sanctuary.

3Because thy louing kindnes is better then life: my lips shal praise thee.

4Thus will I blesse thee, while I liue: I will lift vp my handes in thy Name.

5My soule shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatnesse: and my mouth shall praise thee with ioyfull lips:

6When I remember thee vpon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

7Because thou hast bene my helpe; therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I reioyce.

8My soule followeth hard after thee: thy right hand vpholdeth me.

9But those that seeke my soule to destroy it, shall goe into the lower parts of the earth.

10They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

11But the King shal reioyce in God; euery one that sweareth by him shall glorie: but the mouth of them that speake lies, shall be stopped.

 

 

 

 

II == 1sst Sam 4:21 ; 1st Chr 16:11 ; Ps 27:4 ; 78:61

III == Ps 30:5

IV == Ps 104:33 ; 146:2

 

V == Ps 36:8

 

VI Ps 42:8 ; 119:55 ; 149:5

VII == Ps 61:4

 

 

 

 

X == Ezek 35:5

XI == Deut 6:13 ; Isa 45:23 ; 65:16 ; Zeph 1:5

 

 

 

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

2 O God, you are my God—it is you I seek! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, In a land parched, lifeless, and without water.

3 I look to you in the sanctuary to see your power and glory.

4 For your love is better than life; my lips shall ever praise you!

5 I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands, calling on your name.

6 My soul shall be sated as with choice food, with joyous lips my mouth shall praise you!

7 I think of you upon my bed, I remember you through the watches of the night

8 You indeed are my savior, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy.

9 My soul clings fast to you; your right hand upholds me.

10 But those who seek my life will come to ruin; they shall go down to the depths of the netherworld!

11 Those who would hand over my life to the sword shall become the prey of jackals!

12 But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by the Lord shall exult, but the mouths of liars will be shut!

A Hymn of the Wilderness Psalm 63: The period when David was in the wilderness of Engedi ( 1 Samuel 24) in flight from Absalom, confident of Restoration. David's Thirst for God.

V 1,2 David’s faith had been building in the last two Psalms, and now, as he is cut off in the wilderness from the ark and place of worship, he longs for God as he would thirst where there is no water. He is probably fleeing from Absalom.

V 3-8 Though he is separated from the tabernacle, David would keep on praising and trusting in God. The word for bed, v 6, in Hebrew is beds. There were three night watches, so whenever and wherever David awoke, he thought upon God.

 

 

 

V 9-11 David closes with confidence he will rejoice in victory over enemies.