The Message Bible MSG
King James Version KJV
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, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory.
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To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 In your generous love I am really living at last! My lips brim praises like fountains.
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Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4 I bless you every time I take a breath; My arms wave like banners of praise to you.
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Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
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 shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
6 If I'm sleepless at midnight, I spend the hours in grateful reflection.
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When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
7 Because you've always stood up for me, I'm free to run and play.
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Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8 I hold on to you for dear life, and you hold me steady as a post.
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My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth 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 that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They'll die violent deaths; jackals will tear them limb from limb.
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They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
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; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall 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.
The King James Version is in the public domain.