63:1 <> O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul {b} thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; (a) That is, of Ziph 1Sa 23:14. (b) Though he was both hungry and in great distress, yet he made God above all meat and drink. 63:2 To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] {c} I have seen thee in the sanctuary. (c) In this misery I exercise myself in the contemplation of your power and glory, as if I were in the sanctuary. 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as [with] {d} marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips: (d) The remembrance of your favour is more sweet to me than all the pleasures and dainties of the world. 63:8 My soul {e} followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. (e) He assures himself by the Spirit of God to have the gift of constancy. 63:10 {f} They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. (f) He prophecies of the destruction of Saul and they who take his part, whose bodies will not be buried but be devoured with wild beasts. 63:11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that {g} sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. (g) All who swear by God correctly or profess him will rejoice in this worthy king. | |