^{1 Ref} O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

^{2 Ref} So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.

^{3 Ref} Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.

^{4 Ref} So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

^{5 Ref} My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

^{6 Ref} When I remember thee upon my bed, `And' meditate on thee in the night-watches.

^{7 Ref} For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

^{8 Ref} My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.

^{9 Ref} But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

^{10 Ref} They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes.

^{11 Ref} But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that sweareth by him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Psalm 64 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

^{1 Ref} A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou `art' my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

^{2 Ref} So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.

^{3 Ref} Because better `is' Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

^{4 Ref} So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.

^{5 Ref} As `with' milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And `with' singing lips doth my mouth praise.

^{6 Ref} If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee.

^{7 Ref} For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.

^{8 Ref} Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.

^{9 Ref} And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

^{10 Ref} They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

^{11 Ref} And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!