"(A 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; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. But 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."
Here is another hymn based on Psalm 63: O Lord My God Most Earnestly
Earlier Posts on the Psalms:
- That Man is Blest (Psalm 1)
- On the Good and Faithful (Psalm 4)
- Lord, Our Lord Thy Glorious Name (Psalm 8)
- Wholehearted Thanksgiving to Thee I Will Bring (Psalm 9)
- In God Will I Trust. (Psalm 11) You may recognize this melody from other hymns, like How Firm a Foundation.
- Who, O Lord, With Thee Abiding (Psalm 15)
- When in the Night I Meditate (Psalm 16)
- Psalm 19: The Spacious Heavens Declare (Psalm 19)
- Amid the Thronging Worshippers (Psalm 22)
- The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want (Psalm 23)
- Jehovah is My Light (Psalm 27)
- Now Unto Jehovah Ye Sons of the Mighty (Psalm 29)
- O Lord by Thee Delivered (Psalm 30)
- How Blest is He Whose Tresspass (Psalm 32)
- Ye Children, Come, Give Ear to Me (Psalm 34)
- Be Thou My Helper in the Strife (Psalm 35)
- Thy Mercy and Thy Truth, O Lord (Psalm 36)
- In Thy Wrath and Hot Displeasure (Psalm 38)
- A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Psalm 46)
- Within Thy Temple, Lord (Psalm 48)
- The Mighty God, Jehovah Speaks (Psalm 50)
- God Be Merciful to Me (Psalm 51)
- Gracious God, Our Hearts Renew (Psalm 51)
- O God, the God That Saveth Me (Psalm 51)
- Jehovah to My Prayer Give Ear (Psalm 55)
- O God, Be Merciful, Be Merciful to Me (Psalm 56)
- Do Ye, O God, Speak Righteousness (Psalm 57)
- Do Ye, O God, Speak Righteousness (Psalm 58)
- O God, Thou Hast Rejected Us (Psalm 60)
- My Soul in Silence Waits for God (Psalm 62)
