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Psalm 63
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Wishing to Be Near God

A psalm of David when he was in the ·desert [wilderness] of Judah [C fleeing from a jealous Saul; 1 Sam. 21–31].

63 God, you are my God.
    I ·search for [am intent on] you.
I thirst for you [42:1–2]
    ·like someone [or my flesh yearns for you] in a dry, ·empty [exhausted; weary] land
    where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in ·the Temple [L the Holy Place; or holiness]
    and have seen your strength and glory.
3 Because your ·love [loyalty] is better than life,
    ·I [L My lips] will praise you.
4 I will ·praise [bless] you ·as long as I live [L with my life].
    I will lift up my hands in your name [C in prayer].
5 I will be ·content as if I had eaten the best foods [L satisfied as with fat and fatness].
    My lips will sing, and my mouth will praise you.

6 I remember you while I’m lying in bed;
    I ·think about [meditate on] you through the watches of the night [C the night was divided into four watches of three hours each].
7 You are my help.
    ·Because of your protection [L In the shadow of your wings; C an image of compassion or perhaps a reference to the cherubim whose wings covered the Ark of the Covenant; Ex. 25:20], I sing.
8 I ·stay close [cling] to you;
    ·you support me with your right hand [L your right hand sustains me].

9 ·Some people are trying to kill me [L They seek my life for ruin],
    but they will go down to the ·grave [L underbelly of the earth].
10 They will be ·killed with swords [L handed over to the sword]
    and ·eaten by wild dogs [L be the prey of jackals].
11 But the king will rejoice in his God.
    All who ·make promises in his name [L swear by him] will praise him,
but the mouths of liars will be shut.

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Psalm 63
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The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

A Psalm of David, [a]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 God, (A)You are my God; I shall be watching for You;
My soul (B)thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a (C)dry and exhausted land where there is no water.
2 So have I (D)seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and glory.
3 Because Your [b](E)favor is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
4 So I will bless You (F)as long as I live;
I will (G)lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul is (H)satisfied as with fat and fatness,
And my mouth offers (I)praises with joyful lips.

6 When I remember You (J)on my bed,
I meditate on You in the (K)night watches,
7 For (L)You have been my help,
And in the (M)shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
8 My soul (N)clings [c]to You;
Your (O)right hand takes hold of me.

9 But those who (P)seek my [d]life to destroy it,
Will go into the [e](Q)depths of the earth.
10 [f]They will be [g](R)turned over to the power of the sword;
They will be a [h](S)prey for foxes.
11 But the (T)king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who (U)swears by Him will boast,
For the (V)mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 63 Title 1 Sam 22:5; 23:14
  2. Psalm 63:3 Or faithfulness
  3. Psalm 63:8 Lit after
  4. Psalm 63:9 Lit soul
  5. Psalm 63:9 Lit lowest places
  6. Psalm 63:10 Lit They will pour him out
  7. Psalm 63:10 Lit poured out by
  8. Psalm 63:10 Lit portion
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1 Samuel 23:13-14
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13 So David and his six hundred men left Keilah and ·kept moving from place to place [L went/roamed wherever they could]. When Saul found out that David had escaped from Keilah, he ·did not go there [gave up pursuit/the campaign].

14 David stayed in the ·desert [wilderness] ·hideouts [strongholds] and in the hills of the ·Desert [Wilderness] of Ziph. Every day Saul looked for David, but the Lord did not ·surrender David to him [L give David into his hand].

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1 Samuel 23:13-14
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13 Then David and his men, (A)about six hundred, rose up and departed from Keilah, and they went (B)wherever they could go. When it was reported to Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up [a]the pursuit. 14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of (C)Ziph. And Saul searched for him every day, but (D)God did not hand him over to him.

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  1. 1 Samuel 23:13 Lit going out
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