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Psalms 63 - Compare Translations

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Psalms 63:1
KJVO 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;
WEBGod, you are my God.
YLTA Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.
Psalms 63:2
KJVTo see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
WEBSo I have seen you in the sanctuary,
YLTSo in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.
Psalms 63:3
KJVBecause thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
WEBBecause your loving kindness is better than life,
YLTBecause better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.
Psalms 63:4
KJVThus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
WEBSo I will bless you while I live.
YLTSo I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.
Psalms 63:5
KJVMy soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
WEBMy soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food.
YLTAs [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.
Psalms 63:6
KJVWhen I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
WEBwhen I remember you on my bed,
YLTIf I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee.
Psalms 63:7
KJVBecause thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
WEBFor you have been my help.
YLTFor Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.
Psalms 63:8
KJVMy soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
WEBMy soul stays close to you.
YLTCleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
Psalms 63:9
KJVBut those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
WEBBut those who seek my soul, to destroy it,
YLTAnd they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.
Psalms 63:10
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Psalms 63:11
KJVBut 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.
WEBBut the king shall rejoice in God.
YLTAnd the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!
11 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT