Psalm 63

New International Version

Psalm 63^[a]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

¹You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,^(A)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.^(B)

²I have seen you in the sanctuary^(C)
    and beheld your power and your glory.^(D)
³Because your love is better than life,^(E)
    my lips will glorify you.
⁴I will praise you as long as I live,^(F)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.^(G)
⁵I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;^(H)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

⁶On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.^(I)
⁷Because you are my help,^(J)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.^(K)
⁸I cling to you;^(L)
    your right hand upholds me.^(M)

⁹Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;^(N)
they will go down to the depths of the earth.^(O)
¹⁰They will be given over to the sword^(P)
and become food for jackals.^(Q)

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God will glory in him,^(R)
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.^(S)

Footnotes

Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.

Jeremiah 33:3

New International Version

³‘Call^(A) to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable^(B) things you do not know.’

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Jeremiah 33:3 in all English translations

Colossians 2:2-8

New International Version

²My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart^(A) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery^(B) of God, namely, Christ, ³in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.^(C) ⁴I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.^(D) ⁵For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit^(E) and delight to see how disciplined^(F) you are and how firm^(G) your faith in Christ^(H) is.

Spiritual Fullness in Christ

⁶So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,^(I) continue to live your lives in him, ⁷rooted^(J) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,^(K) and overflowing with thankfulness.

⁸See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,^(L) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces^[a] of this world^(M) rather than on Christ.

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