| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1O 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. | 1A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. |
| 2So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. | 2So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory. |
| 3Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. | 3Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You. |
| 4So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. | 4So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands. |
| 5My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, | 5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You. |
| 6when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; | 6When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night. |
| 7for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. | 7For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings. |
| 8My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. | 8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. |
| 9But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; | 9But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth. |
| 10they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals. | 10They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes. |
| 11But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. | 11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut. |
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