Psalm 63 (The Message)
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God - you're my God! I can't get enough of you! I've worked up such hunger and thirst for God, traveling across dry and weary deserts.
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So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory.
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In your generous love I am really living at last! My lips brim praises like fountains.
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I bless you every time I take a breath; My arms wave like banners of praise to you.
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I eat my fill of prime rib and gravy; I smack my lips. It's time to shout praises!
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If I'm sleepless at midnight, I spend the hours in grateful reflection.
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Because you've always stood up for me, I'm free to run and play.
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I hold on to you for dear life, and you hold me steady as a post.
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Those who are out to get me are marked for doom, marked for death, bound for hell.
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They'll die violent deaths; jackals will tear them limb from limb.
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But the king is glad in God; his true friends spread the joy, While small-minded gossips are gagged for good.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online)
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