A psalm written by David when he was in the desert in Judea

63 God, you are the God whom I worship.

I greatly desire to be with you

like [SIL] a person in a dry hot desert greatly desires some cool water.

2 So, I want to see you in your temple;

I want to see that you are great and glorious.

3 Your constantly loving me is ◄worth more/more precious► than my life,

so I [MTY] will always praise you.

4 I will praise you all the time that I live;

I will lift up my hands to you while I pray.

5 Knowing you satisfies me more than [IDM, MET] my eating a very big feast,

so I will praise you while I sing [MTY] joyful songs.

6 While I lie on my bed, I think about you.

I think/meditate about you all during the night,

7 because you have always helped me,

and I sing joyfully knowing that I am protected by you

as a little bird is protected under its mother’s wings [MET].

8 I cling to you;

and with your hand/power you protect me.

9 But those who are trying to kill me

will die and descend into the place of the dead;

10 they will be killed in battles [MTY]

and their corpses will be eaten by jackals/wild dogs.

11 But I, the king of Israel, will rejoice in what God has done;

and all those who revere and trust God will praise him,

but he will not allow liars to say anything.