New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 63

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

A Psalm of David, 1 Sam 22:5; 23:14when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

1Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,You are my Godאֵלִ֥י'e.LiH410;I shall beH7836watchingH7836forH7836You;My soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315thirstsצָמְאָ֬הtza.me.'AhH6770for You, my fleshבְשָׂרִ֑יve.sa.RiH1320yearnsכָּמַ֣הּka.MahH3642for You, In adryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723and exhaustedוְעָיֵ֣ףve.'a.YefH5889landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776where there is noבְּלִי־be.li-H1097waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

2Soכֵּ֭ןkenH3651have Iseenחֲזִיתִ֑יךָcha.zi.Ti.khaH2372You in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּ֣דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944,To seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Your powerעֻ֝זְּךָ֗'u.ze.khaH5797and gloryוּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃u.khe.vo.De.khaH3519.

3Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588Yourfavorחַ֭סְדְּךָChas.de.khaH2617is betterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanH4480lifeH2425,My lipsשְׂפָתַ֥יse.fa.TaiH8193will praiseיְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃ye.sha.be.Chu.ne.khaH7623You.

4Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651I will blessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֣'a.va.rekh.KhaH1288Youas long as I liveH2425; I willliftאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375upH5375my handsכַפָּֽי׃kha.PaiH3709in Your nameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָBe.shim.khaH8034.

5My soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315isH7646satisfiedH7646as with fatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and fatnessוָ֭דֶשֶׁןVa.de.shenH1880,And my mouthפִּֽי׃PiH6310offersH1984praisesיְהַלֶּל־ye.ha.lel-H1984with joyfulרְ֝נָנ֗וֹתre.na.NotH7445lipsוְשִׂפְתֵ֥יve.sif.TeiH8193.

6Whenאִם־'im-H518I rememberזְכַרְתִּ֥יךָze.khar.Ti.khaH2142Youon my bedיְצוּעָ֑יye.tzu.'AiH3326,I meditateאֶהְגֶּה־'eh.geh-H1897on You in thenight watchesבְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹתbe.'ash.mu.RotH821,

7ForYou have beenהָיִ֣יתָha.Yi.taH1961my helpעֶזְרָ֣תָה'ez.Ra.tahH5833, And in theshadowוּבְצֵ֖לu.ve.TzelH6738of Your wingsכְּנָפֶ֣יךָke.na.Fei.khaH3671I singH7442forH7442joyאֲרַנֵּֽן׃'a.ra.NenH7442.

8My soulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315clingsדָּבְקָ֣הda.ve.KahH1692to You; Yourrightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225takesH8551holdH8551of me.

9But thoseוְהֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992whoseekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245mylifeH5315to destroyH7724it,Will goיָ֝בֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935into thedepthsבְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbe.tach.ti.YotH8482of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10They will beturnedH5064overH5064to the powerיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; They will be apreyמְנָ֖תme.NatH4521for foxesשֻׁעָלִ֣יםshu.'a.LimH7776.

11But thekingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ve.ha.me.leKhH4428will rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֪חyis.MachH8055in Godבֵּאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbe.Lo.HimH430;Everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605whoswearsהַנִּשְׁבָּ֣עha.nish.Ba'H7650by Him will boastיִ֭תְהַלֵּלYit.ha.lelH1984, For themouthsפִּ֣יpiH6310of those who speakדֽוֹבְרֵי־dov.rei-H1696liesשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267will be stoppedיִ֝סָּכֵ֗רyi.sa.KherH5534.

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

A Psalm of David, 1 Sam 22:5; 23:14when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

Commentaries on Psalms 63