--- title: Psalms 63 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 63 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/63/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 63 # Psalms 63 12 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [63:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.1/) — מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בְּמִדְבַּר יְהוּדָֽה׃ — A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. - [63:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.2/) — אֱלֹהִים ׀ אֵלִי אַתָּה אֲ‍ֽשַׁחֲרֶךָּ צָמְאָה לְךָ ׀ נַפְשִׁי כָּמַהּ לְךָ בְשָׂרִי בְּאֶֽרֶץ־צִיָּה וְעָיֵף בְּלִי־מָֽיִם׃ — 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. - [63:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.3/) — כֵּן בַּקֹּדֶשׁ חֲזִיתִיךָ לִרְאוֹת עֻזְּךָ וּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ — So have I looked for Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory. - [63:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.4/) — כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ מֵֽחַיִּים שְׂפָתַי יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃ — For Thy lovingkindness is better than life; my lips shall praise Thee. - [63:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.5/) — כֵּן אֲבָרֶכְךָ בְחַיָּי בְּשִׁמְךָ אֶשָּׂא כַפָּֽי׃ — So will I bless Thee as long as I live; in Thy name will I lift up my hands. - [63:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.6/) — כְּמוֹ חֵלֶב וָדֶשֶׁן תִּשְׂבַּע נַפְשִׁי וְשִׂפְתֵי רְנָנוֹת יְהַלֶּל־פִּֽי׃ — My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips; - [63:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.7/) — אִם־זְכַרְתִּיךָ עַל־יְצוּעָי בְּאַשְׁמֻרוֹת אֶהְגֶּה־בָּֽךְ׃ — When I remember Thee upon my couch, and meditate on Thee in the night-watches. - [63:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.8/) — כִּֽי־הָיִיתָ עֶזְרָתָה לִּי וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּֽן׃ — For Thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of Thy wings do I rejoice. - [63:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.9/) — דָּבְקָה נַפְשִׁי אַחֲרֶיךָ בִּי תָּמְכָה יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ — My soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand holdeth me fast. - [63:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.10/) — וְהֵמָּה לְשׁוֹאָה יְבַקְשׁוּ נַפְשִׁי יָבֹאוּ בְּֽתַחְתִּיּוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ — But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth. - [63:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.11/) — יַגִּירֻהוּ עַל־יְדֵי־חָרֶב מְנָת שֻׁעָלִים יִהְיֽוּ׃ — They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes. - [63:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.63.12/) — וְהַמֶּלֶךְ יִשְׂמַח בֵּאלֹהִים יִתְהַלֵּל כָּל־הַנִּשְׁבָּע בּוֹ כִּי יִסָּכֵר פִּי דֽוֹבְרֵי־שָֽׁקֶר׃ — But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by Him shall glory; for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. - ← previous: [Psalms 62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/62/) - next →: [Psalms 64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/64/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)