Andrew Forrest

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“Because Your Love Is Better Than Life Is” – Psalm 63

Psalm 63

1 O God, you are my God; earnestly 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.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
    beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
    my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
    in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
    and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
    and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 My soul clings to you;
    your right hand upholds me.
9 But those who seek to destroy my life
    shall go down into the depths of the earth;
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
    they shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
    all who swear by him shall exult,
    for the mouths of liars will be stopped.


“Lord, thou hast put salt on our lips that we might thirst for thee.”


All good things come from God, and only God will truly satisfy.

The reason you can never be permanently happy in this world is because you weren’t made for this world; you were made to enjoy the presence of God forever.

Psalm 63 is a beautiful psalm about a thirst that only God can satisfy.


I love this version of Psalm 63 from Shane and Shane.

Happy Sunday, everyone.