Psalm 63:1-8 (NRSV)
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Verse 1O 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 there is no water.
Verse 2So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
Verse 3Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
Verse 4So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name.
Verse 5My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast, and my mouth praises you with joyful lips
Verse 6when I think of you on my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
Verse 7for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.
Verse 8My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
Devotion
“My God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you.” It seems that weariness is so much a part of our daily existence that we hardly even recognize it, like a cloud that follows us day in and day out. And this weariness becomes normal, just the way things are. But it does not have to be this way for us, because God is present to us like a rich feast or a pool of clear water in the desert. The psalmist speaks our words of delight, as if finally lifting our eyes from our mundane and troubled world, to find in the ever-present God riches and joy and constant help. The psalmist cries out, “You have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings, I sing for joy.” May it be so, for us as well.
Prayer
God, lift us up from our mundane and troubled world to see your riches and joy and constant help. Amen.
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