Psalm 63:1-8

New International Version

Psalm 63^[a]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

¹You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,^(A)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.^(B)

²I have seen you in the sanctuary^(C)
    and beheld your power and your glory.^(D)
³Because your love is better than life,^(E)
    my lips will glorify you.
⁴I will praise you as long as I live,^(F)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.^(G)
⁵I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;^(H)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

⁶On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.^(I)
⁷Because you are my help,^(J)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.^(K)
⁸I cling to you;^(L)
    your right hand upholds me.^(M)

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Footnotes

Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.

1 Kings 19:8-13

New International Version

⁸So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty^(A) days and forty nights until he reached Horeb,^(B) the mountain of God. ⁹There he went into a cave^(C) and spent the night.

The Lord Appears to Elijah

And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”^(D)

¹⁰He replied, “I have been very zealous^(E) for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant,^(F) torn down your altars,^(G) and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left,^(H) and now they are trying to kill me too.”

¹¹The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain^(I) in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”^(J)

Then a great and powerful wind^(K) tore the mountains apart and shattered^(L) the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. ¹²After the earthquake came a fire,^(M) but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.^(N) ¹³When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face^(O) and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.