The Message Bible MSG
English Standard Version ESV
1 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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O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory.
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So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
3 In your generous love I am really living at last! My lips brim praises like fountains.
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Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
4 I bless you every time I take a breath; My arms wave like banners of praise to you.
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So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 I eat my fill of prime rib and gravy; I smack my lips. It's time to shout praises!
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My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 If I'm sleepless at midnight, I spend the hours in grateful reflection.
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when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 Because you've always stood up for me, I'm free to run and play.
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for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 I hold on to you for dear life, and you hold me steady as a post.
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My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
9 Those who are out to get me are marked for doom, marked for death, bound for hell.
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But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;
10 They'll die violent deaths; jackals will tear them limb from limb.
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they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But the king is glad in God; his true friends spread the joy, While small-minded gossips are gagged for good.
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But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
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.
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