Here’s how to have a “religious” experience

Psalm 63:2, Looked…sanctuary. To see is the Hebrew word chazahi meaning “to see as a seer in an ecstatic state, to perceive with intelligence, to prophesy, to perceive with inner vision, to see a vision (see also Ps 27:4). 

Sanctuary is Hebrew word kavod and refers to the holy of holies in the Tabernacle of Moses where the glory of Elohim abode and was an earthly representation of Elohim’s throne room. 

Glory is the Hebrew word kavod and refers to the manifest, weighty presence of Elohim, which can be experienced by humans. 

With the meaning of these words in mind, this verse is bursting with a full treasure chest of meaning. What can we learn from this verse? Simply this. When we thirstily seek Elohim as if we were trekking through a waterless desert (v. 1), and come into his throne in a spirit of worship and prayerful surrender (v. 4), while recognizing YHVH’s lovingkindness and seeking him first above anything else in life (v. 3), we can expect a divine revelatory and supernatural experience (v. 2).