Matthew Poole and continuators on Psalms 63:1

1 O God, thou art my God , early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee , my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is .

In Covenant with me.

Heb▪ in the Morning. Which implies the doing it with greatest Diligence and Speed, taking the first, and the best time for it, as Iob 8. 5. Psal. 78. 34. Prov. 1. 28.

(i. e.) For the Presence and Enjoyment of thee, in thi[illegible: 1+ letters]e House and Ordinances, as the next Verse declareth it.

Or, languisheth, or Pineth away. The desire of my Soul after thee, is so Vehement and insariable, that my very Body feels the Effects of it, as it commonly doth of all great Passions.

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.

Marginal references: Psal. 42. 2. & 143. 6.; Heb. weary.; Heb. without Water.