Psalm 63: A Prayer of Desire and Satisfaction

Every one of us knows what it’s like to live with unmet desires. We long to be known, to be loved, to be at peace — but so often, the things we reach for leave us thirstier than before.

In On the Far Side of Surrender (week 1 of our Surrender Series), we looked at how worship begins not with songs but with desire — and how that desire only finds its true home in surrender to God.

Psalm 63 gives voice to that very journey. David begins in the wilderness, crying out:

“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.”

But the Psalm doesn’t end in emptiness. It moves from desire to satisfaction:

“My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.”

That’s the path of surrender: desire that becomes worship, and worship that leads to life.

This week, I’ve set aside a prayerful reading of Psalm 63 as part of our discipleship rhythm. It’s a way to not just study the text, but to step into it together. My prayer is that as you listen, you’ll find space to bring your own desires to God and discover His presence meeting you in return.

If you missed the sermon that this flows from, you can read it here: On the Far Side of Surrender.

Take a few quiet minutes today. Let this Psalm shape your prayer. Let your desires find their home in God.