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63Psalms

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. Longing for God. Psalm 63(v62)
1 O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where no water is.

 
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.

 
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.

 
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands and call on your name.

 
5 My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat,
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,

 
6 when I think of you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;

 
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.

 
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.

 
9 But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;

 
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword,
they shall be prey for jackals.

 
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall glory;
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

 
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The katapi New Standard Bible is a very light revision of the RSV. The changes are: (1) In places where 'the LORD', 'O LORD' occurs in the RSV, (it represents the tetragrammaton - YHWH - which is in the hebrew text), I have printed 'YHWH' in black. The later vowel sounds I have shown in the colour gray;
(2) I have removed the quotation marks and hyphens that were used in so many names in the RSV as an aid to correct pronunciation. This now brings it in line with all other English versions, and makes any word-search more accurate.
(3) I have changed all (I hope!) of the RSV archaic language sections to modern.

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