Psalm 63:1-8

Easy-to-Read Version

63 God, you are my God.
    I am searching so hard to find you.
Body and soul, I thirst for you
    in this dry and weary land without water.
² Yes, I have seen you in your Temple.^[a]
    I have seen your strength and glory.
³ Your faithful love is better than life,
    so my lips praise you.
⁴ By my life, I will praise you.
    In your name, I lift my hands in prayer.
⁵ When I sit down to satisfy my hunger,
    my joyful lips hunger to praise you!
⁶ I remember you while lying on my bed.
    I think about you in the middle of the night.
⁷ That is because you are the one who helps me.
    It makes me happy to be under your protection!
⁸ I stay close to you,
    and you hold me with your powerful arm.