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;

62:1 Psalmus David, cum esset in deserto Idumææ.

2 ¶ Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo.
Sitivit in te anima mea; quam multipliciter tibi caro mea!

2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

3 In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa,
sic in sancto apparui tibi,
ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.

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

4 Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas,
labia mea laudabunt te.

4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

5 Sic benedicam te in vita mea,
et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

6 Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea,
et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.

6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

7 Si memor fui tui super stratum meum,
in matutinis meditabor in te.

7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

8 Quia fuisti adjutor meus,
et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.

8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

9 Adhæsit anima mea post te;
me suscepit dextera tua.

9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam:
introibunt in inferiora terræ;

10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

11 tradentur in manus gladii:
partes vulpium erunt.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

12 Rex vero lætabitur in Deo;
laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo:
quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.