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New International Version NIV
1 A 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.
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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.
2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.
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I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
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Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
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I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
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I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.
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On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
7 Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
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Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8 My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.
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I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.
9 But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
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Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.
10 They shall fall by the sword; They shall be a portion for jackals.
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They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him shall glory; But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
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But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.
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