# Psalm 63 ## Psalm 63:1 - [KJV] 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; - [ASV] 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. - [YLT] 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. ### Notes on Psalm 63:1 - ## Psalm 63:2 - [KJV] To see thy power and thy glory, so *as* I have seen thee in the sanctuary. - [ASV] So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory. - [YLT] So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour. ### Notes on Psalm 63:2 - ## Psalm 63:3 - [KJV] Because thy lovingkindness *is* better than life, my lips shall praise thee. - [ASV] Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee. - [YLT] Because better *is* Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee. ### Notes on Psalm 63:3 - ## Psalm 63:4 - [KJV] Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. - [ASV] So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. - [YLT] So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands. ### Notes on Psalm 63:4 - ## Psalm 63:5 - [KJV] My soul shall be satisfied as *with* marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise *thee* with joyful lips: - [ASV] My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips; - [YLT] As *with* milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And *with* singing lips doth my mouth praise. ### Notes on Psalm 63:5 - ## Psalm 63:6 - [KJV] When I remember thee upon my bed, *and* meditate on thee in the *night* watches. - [ASV] When I remember thee upon my bed, *And* meditate on thee in the night-watches. - [YLT] If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee. ### Notes on Psalm 63:6 - ## Psalm 63:7 - [KJV] Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. - [ASV] For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. - [YLT] For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing. ### Notes on Psalm 63:7 - ## Psalm 63:8 - [KJV] My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. - [ASV] My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. - [YLT] Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold. ### Notes on Psalm 63:8 - ## Psalm 63:9 - [KJV] But those *that* seek my soul, to destroy *it*, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. - [ASV] But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. - [YLT] And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth. ### Notes on Psalm 63:9 - ## Psalm 63:10 - [KJV] They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. - [ASV] They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes. - [YLT] They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are. ### Notes on Psalm 63:10 - ## Psalm 63:11 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] 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. - [YLT] And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies! ### Notes on Psalm 63:11 -