Psalm 62

The prophet aspires after God.

Does this psalm differ from what you were expecting? Don't be confused. There are two systems for arranging the psalms: the Septuagint and the Masoretic. We use the Septuagint system here. In the Masoretic system, which is used in most modern Bible translations, this psalm is called Psalm 63, and the previous psalm is known as Psalm 62.

English (Douay-Rheims)

1 A psalm of David while he was in the desert of Edom.

2 O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
3 In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
4 For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips will praise.
5 Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
6 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
7 If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:
8 Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
9 My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
10 But they have fought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
11 They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.
12 But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.

Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899

Latin (Clementine Vulgate)

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!
3 In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa,
sic in sancto apparui tibi,
ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.
4 Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas,
labia mea laudabunt te.
5 Sic benedicam te in vita mea,
et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.
6 Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea,
et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.
7 Si memor fui tui super stratum meum,
in matutinis meditabor in te.
8 Quia fuisti adjutor meus,
et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.
9 Adhæsit anima mea post te;
me suscepit dextera tua.
10 Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam:
introibunt in inferiora terræ;
11 tradentur in manus gladii:
partes vulpium erunt.
12 Rex vero lætabitur in Deo;
laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo:
quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.

Transcribed as part of the Clementine Vulgate Project
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