{"id":6302,"date":"2012-12-17T08:20:59","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/?p=6302"},"modified":"2012-12-14T19:25:46","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T23:25:46","slug":"advent-scripture-reflection-psalm-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/advent-scripture-reflection-psalm-63\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent Scripture Reflection: Psalm 63"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each Monday throughout Advent, we share a Psalm drawn from the newly-added Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Bible reading plan<\/a>. This reading plan is built around the liturgical calendar and features Scripture readings appropriate for the season of Advent.<\/p>\n

\n

Psalm 63<\/a><\/h2>\n

O God, you are my God, I seek you,
\n my soul thirsts for you;
\nmy flesh faints for you,
\n as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
\nSo I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
\n beholding your power and glory.
\nBecause your steadfast love is better than life,
\n my lips will praise you.
\nSo I will bless you as long as I live;
\n I will lift up my hands and call on your name.<\/p>\n

My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,
\n and my mouth praises you with joyful lips
\nwhen I think of you on my bed,
\n and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
\nfor you have been my help,
\n and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.
\nMy soul clings to you;
\n your right hand upholds me.<\/p>\n

But those who seek to destroy my life
\n shall go down into the depths of the earth;
\nthey shall be given over to the power of the sword,
\n they shall be prey for jackals.
\nBut the king shall rejoice in God;
\n all who swear by him shall exult,
\n for the mouths of liars will be stopped. — Psalm 63<\/a> (NRSV)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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