Ps63 | Pursuing Hard After God

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“1 O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You. 4 So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips. 6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches, 7 For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy. 8 My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. 9 But those who seek my life to destroy it, Will go into the depths of the earth. 10 They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes. 11 But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him will glory, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.”

David wrote this Psalm when he was in the wilderness of Judah. But being pursued by an enemy, exiled in a desert didn't keep David from praising God.

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"O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry &weary land where there is no water."

The Hebrew word for "earnestly" here is "shachar" which means "to be up early at an task with earnestness". Do we seek God right away & earnestly?

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“3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You. 4 So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips. 6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,”

What to do when God keeps you up all night? Praise Him. Remember all that He has done for you. Instead of staying up all night worrying, Praise Him! Praising God is the natural expression of a heart that meditates on God through the night.


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“For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.”

David recognizes that God is & has been his help in this time. He is our protector & under His wings we are safe & we can, even being pursued by an enemy, still sing for joy!


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"My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me."

The Hebrew word that is used for "clings" is "dabaq" which not only means to "cling or adhere" but it also means "to pursue hard after, to follow close".

We are to pursue hard after God & cling onto Him. Don't let go, for He will never let go of You!