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Psalms 63 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water. | O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. | A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. | |
| 2 | I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory. | So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. | I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. | |
| 3 | Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! | Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. | Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. | |
| 4 | I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. | So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. | I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. | |
| 5 | You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy. | My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, | I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. | |
| 6 | I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. | when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; | On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. | |
| 7 | Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings. | for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. | Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. | |
| 8 | I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely. | My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. | I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. | |
| 9 | But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin. They will go down into the depths of the earth. | But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; | Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth. | |
| 10 | They will die by the sword and become the food of jackals. | they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals. | They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals. | |
| 11 | But the king will rejoice in God. All who swear to tell the truth will praise him, while liars will be silenced. | But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. | But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced. | |
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