Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 O God, you are my God, and I long for you. My whole being desires you; like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land, my soul is thirsty for you.
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<<A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.>> God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, My flesh longs for you, In a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
2 Let me see you in the sanctuary; let me see how mighty and glorious you are.
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So I have seen you in the sanctuary, Watching your power and your glory.
3 Your constant love is better than life itself, and so I will praise you.
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Because your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise you.
4 I will give you thanks as long as I live; I will raise my hands to you in prayer.
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So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 My soul will feast and be satisfied, and I will sing glad songs of praise to you.
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My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
6 As I lie in bed, I remember you; all night long I think of you,
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When I remember you on my bed, And think about you in the night watches.
7 because you have always been my help. In the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.
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For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
8 I cling to you, and your hand keeps me safe.
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My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
9 Those who are trying to kill me will go down into the world of the dead.
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But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They will be killed in battle, and their bodies eaten by wolves.
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They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.
11 Because God gives him victory, the king will rejoice. Those who make promises in God's name will praise him, but the mouths of liars will be shut.
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But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, For the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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