Psalm 63:1
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New International Version (©1984)
A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
[A psalm by David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.

King James Bible
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;

American King James Version
O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
<A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.> O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;

Douay-Rheims Bible
A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom. O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!

Darby Bible Translation
{A Psalm of David; when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my łGod; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:

English Revised Version
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 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 weary land, where no water is.

Webster's Bible Translation
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 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;

World English Bible
God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

Young's Literal Translation
A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. 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.

Geneva Study Bible

<{a} wilderness of Judah.>> O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul {b} thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

(a) That is, of Ziph 1Sa 23:14.

(b) Though he was both hungry and in great distress, yet he made God above all meat and drink.

Wesley's Notes

63:1 Early - Heb. in the morning, Which implies the doing it with diligence and speed. Thirsteth - For the enjoyment of thee in thy house and ordinances. Flesh - The desire of my soul, is so vehement, that my very body feels the effects of it. No water - In a land where I want the refreshing waters of the sanctuary.

King James Translators' Notes

thirsty: Heb. weary

where...: without water

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

PSALM 63

Ps 63:1-11. The historical occasion referred to by the title was probably during Absalom's rebellion (compare 2Sa 15:23, 28; 16:2). David expresses an earnest desire for God's favor, and a confident expectation of realizing it in his deliverance and the ruin of his enemies.

1. early . seek thee-earnestly (Isa 26:9). The figurative terms-

dry and thirsty-literally, "weary," denoting moral destitution, suited his outward circumstances.

soul-and-flesh-the whole man (Ps 16:9, 10).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

63:1,2 Early will I seek thee. The true Christian devotes to God the morning hour. He opens the eyes of his understanding with those of his body, and awakes each morning to righteousness. He arises with a thirst after those comforts which the world cannot give, and has immediate recourse by prayer to the Fountain of the water of life. The true believer is convinced, that nothing in this sinful world can satisfy the wants and desires of his immortal soul; he expects his happiness from God, as his portion. When faith and hope are most in exercise, the world appears a weary desert, and the believer longs for the joys of heaven, of which he has some foretastes in the ordinances of God upon earth.


1 Samuel 22:5 The prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.
Psalm 23:14 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 84:2 My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Psalm 118:28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I extol You.
Psalm 143:6 I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.
Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. (NASB ©1995)

Burning David Desert Desire Dry Early Earnestly Faints Flesh Judah Longs Need Psalm Seek Soul Thirsted Thirsteth Thirsts Thirsty Waste Wasted Water Weary Wilderness Yearns


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;

1-3 David's thirst for God 4-8 His manner of blessing God 9-11 His confidence of his enemies' destruction, and his own safety

A.M. 2943 B.C. 1061 (Title.)
when 1Sa 22:5 23:14-16,23-25 26:1-3 15:28

thou Ps 31:14 42:11 91:2 118:28 143:10 Ex 15:2 Jer 31:1,33 Zec 13:9 Joh 20:17

early Ps 5:3 78:34 Job 8:5 Pr 1:27,28 8:17 So 3:1-3 Ho 5:15 Mt 6:33

soul Ps 42:1,2 84:2 119:81 143:6 Joh 7:37 Re 7:16,17

flesh Ps 102:3-5 So 5:8

dry and thirsty land, where no water is. [heb.] weary land without water Ex 17:3 Isa 32:2 35:7 41:18 Mt 12:43

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