Psalm 63 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 63.

Meditate on verse 3.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,

my lips will praise You.

Psalm 63 is another one of David’s psalms that was written as he hid from King Saul in the Judean wilderness (1 Samuel 22).  I have been in this wilderness, and it is indeed a “dry and weary land” (Psalm 63:1). 

David’s lips may have been chapped and his throat parched because of his desert experience, yet he chose to praise the LORD in spite of circumstances.  The lovingkindness of his LORD was better than life (Psalm 63:3).  Life was difficult for David, but God was faithful.  The praise on David’s lips brought refreshment to his soul.

You or someone you love may be in an emotionally dry and weary place.  Pray with praise to the LORD of lovingkindness.  Encourage the one you love to do the same.

Praising God causes you not to forsake the fountain of living water, which is the LORD (Jeremiah 17:13).

Pray Psalm 63:1, 3-4, and 6-8 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“O God, You are _______ and my God. 

We shall seek You earnestly.

Our souls thirst for You;

 our flesh yearns for You in a dry and weary land

where there is no water.

 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,

 our lips will praise You.

Help us bless You as long as we live;

help us to lift up our hands in Your name. 

Please cause ________ to remember You on their bed,

to meditate on You in the night watches. 

Be their help, and in the shadow of Your wings,

 let them sing for joy. 

Let their soul cling to You. 

Uphold them with Your right hand.

In Your name, Jesus~”