Psalms 63:1

PSALM 63 Where he hid himself from Saul, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 23:14,15 26:1,2 David in the wilderness, complaining bitterly of his banishment from God's house, thirsteth and longeth for it, Psalms 63:1. His manner of blessing God. His experience, hope, and delight in God, Psalms 63:4. Comforteth himself that his enemies shall be destroyed, and that he shall be in safety, Psalms 63:9. My God; in covenant with me. Early, Heb. in the morning; which implies the doing it with greatest diligence and speed, taking the first and the best time for it, as Job 8:5 Psalms 78:34 Proverbs 1:28. Thirsteth for thee, i.e. for the presence and enjoyment of thee in thy house and ordinances, as the next verse declareth it. Longeth; or, languisheth, or pineth away. The desire of my soul after thee is so vehement and insatiable, that my very body feels the effects of it, as it commonly doth of all great passions. A dry and thirsty land, where no water is; so called, either,

1. Metaphorically; in a land where I want the refreshing waters of the sanctuary. Or,

2. Properly; I thirst not so much for water (which yet I greatly want) as for thee.