Psalm 63

God's love is better than life

¹God, you are my God.

I want to be near to you.

I need you to give me life,

like a thirsty person in a dry desert .

As a person needs water to live,

that is how I need you.

²When I have gone into your temple ,

I have seen what you are like.

I have seen your great power and your glory .

³Your faithful love for me is better than life itself.

So I will speak aloud to praise you.

⁴Yes, I will thank you for as long as I live.

I will lift up my hands and I will pray to you.

⁵You make me very happy,

better than a feast of good food.

I will sing happy songs to praise you.

⁶When I lie on my bed,

I think about you all through the night.

⁷You are the one who keeps me safe,

as a bird protects its babies under its wings .

So I sing happy songs.

⁸I keep very near to you

and your strong right hand keeps me safe.

⁹My enemies are trying to kill me,

but I know that they themselves will die.

They will go down into the deep hole of death.

¹⁰Soldiers will kill them with swords .

Wild dogs will eat their dead bodies.

¹¹But the king will sing songs to praise God.[#63:11 David is probably talking about himself here, as king.]

Everybody who promises to serve God

will speak aloud to praise him.

But everyone who tells lies

will not be able to say anything!