My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
David fled into Judah's wilderness to escape Saul's murderous pursuit, and this psalm gathers his pious meditations and vows made under such severe trials. Some place it during Absalom's rebellion, but the desert setting and David's peril fit the Saul years best, even though he calls himself king, expressing his confident faith that God would fulfill His promise to raise him to the throne.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 63:1-11
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. Though unable to feast on the sacrifice at thine altar, my soul shall even here be filled with spiritual joys, and shall possess a complete, a double contentment. There is in the love of God a richness, a sumptuousness, a fulness of soul filling joy, comparable to the richest food with which the body can be nourished.
How soon are David's complaints and prayers turned into praises and thanksgivings! After two verses that express his desire in seeking God, here are some that express his joy and satisfaction in having found him. Faithful prayers may quickly be turned into joyful praises, if it be not our own fault.
Commenting on Psalm 63:3-6