The Message Bible MSG
The Latin Vulgate VUL
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.
1
in finem psalmus David
2 So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory.
2
exaudi Deus orationem meam cum deprecor a timore inimici eripe animam meam
3 In your generous love I am really living at last! My lips brim praises like fountains.
3
protexisti me a conventu malignantium a multitudine operantium iniquitatem
4 I bless you every time I take a breath; My arms wave like banners of praise to you.
4
quia exacuerunt ut gladium linguas suas intenderunt arcum rem amaram
5 I eat my fill of prime rib and gravy; I smack my lips. It's time to shout praises!
5
ut sagittent in occultis inmaculatum
6 If I'm sleepless at midnight, I spend the hours in grateful reflection.
6
subito sagittabunt eum et non timebunt firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos dixerunt quis videbit eos
7 Because you've always stood up for me, I'm free to run and play.
7
scrutati sunt iniquitates defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio accedet homo et cor altum
8 I hold on to you for dear life, and you hold me steady as a post.
8
et exaltabitur Deus sagittae parvulorum factae sunt plagae eorum
9 Those who are out to get me are marked for doom, marked for death, bound for hell.
9
et infirmatae sunt contra eos linguae eorum conturbati sunt omnes qui videbant eos
10 They'll die violent deaths; jackals will tear them limb from limb.
10
et timuit omnis homo et adnuntiaverunt opera Dei et facta eius intellexerunt
11 But the king is glad in God; his true friends spread the joy, While small-minded gossips are gagged for good.
11
laetabitur iustus in Domino et sperabit in eo et laudabuntur omnes recti corde