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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. | 1God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land. |
2I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. | 2So I have looked for you in the sanctuary, to behold your power and glory. |
3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. | 3Because your gracious love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. |
4I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. | 4So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in your name. |
5I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. | 5Just as I am satisfied with the choicest of foods, so my lips will praise you joyfully. |
6On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. | 6When I think of you in bed, I will meditate on you in the night watches. |
7Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. | 7For you have been my strength, and in the shadow of your wings I will shout for joy. |
8I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. | 8My soul clings to you, even as your right hand supports me. |
9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth. | 9But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth; |
10They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals. | 10May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become carrion for jackals. |
11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced. | 11But as for the king, he will rejoice in God. Indeed, everyone who swears by God will exult, because the mouths of liars will be silenced. |
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