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Psalm 63.
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In a dry setting, longing for God is compared with thirst. Memories of worship sustain praise and trust even while enemies threaten.
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- 1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
- 2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
- 3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
- 4Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
- 5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
- 6When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
- 7Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
- 8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
- 9But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
- 10They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
- 11But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
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