Psalm 63
1 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;
1 O God, thou art my God; | early • will I | seek thee. ||
2 My soul thirsteth for thee, * my flesh also longeth after thee, in a | barren and • dry | land • where no | water • is. ||
2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
3 Thus have I | looked for thee • in the | sanc•tuary, ||
that I might be- | hold thy | 3 power and | glory. ||
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
4 For thy loving-kindness is better than the life itself: * my | lips shall | praise thee. ||
5 As long as I live will I magnify thee in this manner, * and 3 lift | up my | 3 hands in thy | Name. ||
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
6 My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with | 3 marrow and | fatness, ||
when my mouth | praiseth • thee with | joyful | lips. ||
7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
7 Have I not remembered | 3 thee in my | bed, ||
and | 3 thought upon | thee when • I was | waking? ||
8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
8 Because | thou hast • been my | helper; ||
therefore under the shadow of thy | wings will | I re- | joice. ||
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
9 My soul | 3 hangeth up- | on thee; ||
thy | right hand | hath up- | holden • me. ||
10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
10 These also that seek the | 3 hurt of my | soul, ||
3 they | shall go | 3 under the | earth. ||
11 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.
11 Let them fall upon the | edge • of the | sword, ||
that | they may • be a | 3 portion for | foxes. ||
12 But the King shall rejoice in God; * all they also that swear by | him shall • be com- | mended; ||
for the mouth of | 3 them that speak | lies • shall be | stopped. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).