| Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you. I thirst for you; my body faints for you in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water. | 1A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. |
| 2So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory. | 2I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. |
| 3My lips will glorify you because your faithful love is better than life. | 3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. |
| 4So I will bless you as long as I live; at your name, I will lift up my hands. | 4I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. |
| 5You satisfy me as with rich food; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips. | 5I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. |
| 6When I think of you as I lie on my bed, I meditate on you during the night watches | 6On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. |
| 7because you are my helper; I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings. | 7Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. |
| 8I follow close to you; your right hand holds on to me. | 8I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. |
| 9But those who intend to destroy my life will go into the depths of the earth. | 9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth. |
| 10They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become a meal for jackals. | 10They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals. |
| 11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by him will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut. | 11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced. |
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