Chapter 63

David's Psalm.  Written in the Judean wilderness.  So the thirsty part was a very current metaphor for him. 

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. [Psa 63:1 ESV]

2021 - Vss 5,6 go together.  If you want a satisfied soul, and motivation to praise God, then think of him at night, when you wake up, and there is nothing there.  Think of God then, and of what he does and who he is.  Praise him in the depths of the night.

8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. [Psa 63:8 ESV]

This verse:

9 But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; [Psa 63:9 ESV]

David is not thinking short term here, he is not thinking of earthly things here.  He is thinking that even if those who seek to destroy him and are successful, in the long run, they will be in the depths of the earth - in Sheol, in hell, and in despair of any relief ever, while David is in paradise with God.  That's how we too should think of those who are irreconcilably opposed to us.  It is how we should think of national enemies, whether internal or external.  Even if they win now, to the extent that they are opposed to God and reject His ways, they will ultimately lose, and in a far worse sense than they can ever make God's people lose.  Christians need to lengthen their horizon. We need to pray for today but keep our hope in eternity.

Possible FB post, perhaps as the summary post of some non-defensive prayers.