Psalms
Chapter 62
- 1
A Psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Idumea.
- 2
O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways.
- 3
By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory.
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For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.
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So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name.
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Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.
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When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.
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For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings.
- 9
My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.
- 10
Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.
- 11
They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.
- 12
Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.