Selections from The Gospels – Psalm 63

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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 loving-kindness 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.