Psalms 63

O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, in a drie and thirstie lande, where no water is:

GenevaA Psalme of David. When he was in the wildernesse of Judah. O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee: my flesh longeth greatly after thee in a barren and drye land without water.

מִזְמ֥וֹר לְ/דָוִ֑ד בִּ֝/הְיוֹת֗/וֹ בְּ/מִדְבַּ֥ר יְהוּדָֽה

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I haue seen thee in the Sanctuary.

GenevaThus I beholde thee as in the Sanctuarie, when I beholde thy power and thy glorie.

אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֵלִ֥/י אַתָּ֗ה אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥/ךָּ צָמְאָ֬ה לְ/ךָ֨ נַפְשִׁ֗/י כָּמַ֣הּ לְ/ךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑/י בְּ/אֶֽרֶץ צִיָּ֖ה וְ/עָיֵ֣ף בְּלִי מָֽיִם

Because thy louing kindnes is better then life: my lips shal praise thee.

GenevaFor thy louing kindnesse is better then life: therefore my lippes shall prayse thee.

כֵּ֭ן בַּ/קֹּ֣דֶשׁ חֲזִיתִ֑י/ךָ לִ/רְא֥וֹת עֻ֝זְּ/ךָ֗ וּ/כְבוֹדֶֽ/ךָ

Thus will I blesse thee, while I liue: I will lift vp my handes in thy Name.

GenevaThus will I magnifie thee all my life, and lift vp mine hands in thy name.

כִּי ט֣וֹב חַ֭סְדְּ/ךָ מֵֽ/חַיִּ֗ים שְׂפָתַ֥/י יְשַׁבְּחֽוּ/נְךָ

My soule shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatnesse: and my mouth shall praise thee with ioyfull lips:

GenevaMy soule shalbe satisfied, as with marowe and fatnesse, and my mouth shall praise thee with ioyfull lippes,

כֵּ֣ן אֲבָרֶכְ/ךָ֣ בְ/חַיָּ֑/י בְּ֝/שִׁמְ/ךָ אֶשָּׂ֥א כַפָּֽ/י

When I remember thee vpon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

GenevaWhen I remember thee on my bedde, and when I thinke vpon thee in the night watches.

כְּמ֤וֹ חֵ֣לֶב וָ֭/דֶשֶׁן תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע נַפְשִׁ֑/י וְ/שִׂפְתֵ֥י רְ֝נָנ֗וֹת יְהַלֶּל פִּֽ/י

Because thou hast bene my helpe; therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I reioyce.

GenevaBecause thou hast bene mine helper, therefore vnder the shadow of thy wings wil I reioyce.

אִם זְכַרְתִּ֥י/ךָ עַל יְצוּעָ֑/י בְּ֝/אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת אֶהְגֶּה בָּֽ/ךְ

My soule followeth hard after thee: thy right hand vpholdeth me.

GenevaMy soule cleaueth vnto thee: for thy right hand vpholdeth me.

כִּֽי הָיִ֣יתָ עֶזְרָ֣תָ/ה לִּ֑/י וּ/בְ/צֵ֖ל כְּנָפֶ֣י/ךָ אֲרַנֵּֽן

But those that seeke my soule to destroy it, shall goe into the lower parts of the earth.

GenevaTherefore they that seeke my soule to destroy it, they shall goe into the lowest partes of the earth.

דָּבְקָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֣/י אַחֲרֶ֑י/ךָ בִּ֝֗/י תָּמְכָ֥ה יְמִינֶֽ/ךָ

They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

GenevaThey shall cast him downe with the edge of the sword, and they shall be a portion for foxes.

וְ/הֵ֗מָּה לְ֭/שׁוֹאָה יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑/י יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ בְּֽ/תַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת הָ/אָֽרֶץ

But the King shal reioyce in God; euery one that sweareth by him shall glorie: but the mouth of them that speake lies, shall be stopped.

GenevaBut the King shall reioyce in God, and all that sweare by him shall reioyce in him: for the mouth of them that speake lyes, shall be stopped.

יַגִּירֻ֥/הוּ עַל יְדֵי חָ֑רֶב מְנָ֖ת שֻׁעָלִ֣ים יִהְיֽוּ