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Psalms 63 — My Soul Thirsteth For Thee

Summary

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. To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

Key verse

“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.”

— Psalm 63:3

Outline
  1. v.1-4 Early seeking
  2. v.5-11 Soul satisfied
Verse-by-verse
1 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.

Early will I seek thee. Priority and intensity. Before the day fills, the seeking.

Dry and thirsty land. The chapter is composed in spiritual drought; the longing is sharpened by the desert.

Cross-references Proverbs 8:17 · Isaiah 26:9 · Matthew 6:33 · Psalm 42:1-2
3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Better than life. A line for funerals and martyrs. The lovingkindness exceeds the value of breath itself.

A test of allegiance. If forced to choose between life and Him, which would you keep? The chapter's answer is His lovingkindness.

Key doctrines
Early Soul-Seeking
Psalm 63:1 · Proverbs 8:17 · Matthew 6:33
God's Lovingkindness Better Than Life
Psalm 63:3 · Philippians 1:21 · Revelation 12:11
Application

Verse 1's early sets the day's priority. Seek Him before the noise begins; the dry land of life becomes the address of seeking.

Christ in this chapter

Christ thirsted on the cross (John 19:28). The dry-land thirst of the psalm finds its fullest expression in Him.

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