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1 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
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1 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
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2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
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2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
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3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
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3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
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4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
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4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
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5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
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5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
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6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
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6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
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7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
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7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
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8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
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8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
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9 They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.
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9 They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
