Psalm | Psalm 63 (with Tom Gastil)

Openingn Song:
Psalm 63 (Better Than Life) by Robbie Seay

Lyrics:
O God O God You are my God earnestly I seek You
O God O God You are my God my soul thirsts for You
O God O God You are my God my flesh faints for You

Like in a dry and weary land where there is no water
I've looked upon You in the sanctuary
Beholding Your power and glory
For Your steadfast love is better than life
My lips will praise You

God God You are my God and earnestly I seek You
O God O God You are my God my soul thirsts for You

Like in a dry and weary land where there is no water
I've looked upon You in the sanctuary
Beholding Your power and glory
For Your steadfast love is better than life
Your steadfast love is better than life
Oh Your love is better than life
My lips will praise You

O God O God You are my God
O God O God You are my God
O God oh ooo
O God O God You are my God

Passage:
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.

(Psalm 63:1-11 ESV)

Musical Reflection:
Harp meditation No. 1 by Gretchen Kirby

Reflection Notes:
A repetitive pattern in the left hand provides a meditative foundation while the right hand experiments with ascending lines. The tune is meant to be joyful and evoke delight.

Prayer:
You only I love; you only I follow; you only I seek; you only am I ready to serve. Because you alone are justly Lord, I desire to be under your rule. Command, I ask you, as you will, but heal and open my ears that I may hear your voice. Heal and open my eyes that I may see your beckoning. Tell me where I must go that I may see you; and I hope to do all that you command. Receive, I pray you, your fugitive, most clement Father and Lord. Enough have I served your enemies whom you have put under your feet. Enough have I been the plaything of deceits. Receive me, your servant, now fleeing from these things.
-Augustine