| New King James Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. | 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. |
| 2So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. | 2So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory. |
| 3Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. | 3My lips will glorify you because your faithful love is better than life. |
| 4Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. | 4So I will bless you as long as I live; at your name, I will lift up my hands. |
| 5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. | 5You satisfy me as with rich food; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips. |
| 6When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. | 6When I think of you as I lie on my bed, I meditate on you during the night watches |
| 7Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. | 7because you are my helper; I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings. |
| 8My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. | 8I follow close to you; your right hand holds on to me. |
| 9But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. | 9But those who intend to destroy my life will go into the depths of the earth. |
| 10They shall fall by the sword; They shall be a portion for jackals. | 10They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become a meal for jackals. |
| 11But the king shall rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him shall glory; But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped. | 11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by him will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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