Psalm 63:1-8

New Century Version

Wishing to Be Near God

A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Judah.

63 God, you are my God.
    I search for you.
I thirst for you
    like someone in a dry, empty land
    where there is no water.
²I have seen you in the Temple
    and have seen your strength and glory.
³Because your love is better than life,
    I will praise you.
⁴I will praise you as long as I live.
    I will lift up my hands in prayer to your name.
⁵I will be content as if I had eaten the best foods.
    My lips will sing, and my mouth will praise you.

⁶I remember you while I’m lying in bed;
    I think about you through the night.
⁷You are my help.
    Because of your protection, I sing.
⁸I stay close to you;
    you support me with your right hand.

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