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1 God, you are my God. I search for you. I thirst for you like someone in a dry, empty land where there is no water.
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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 I have seen you in the Temple and have seen your strength and glory.
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So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your love is better than life, I will praise you.
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Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live. I will lift up my hands in prayer to your name.
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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 will be content as if I had eaten the best foods. My lips will sing, and my mouth will praise you.
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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 I remember you while I'm lying in bed; I think about you through the night.
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when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 You are my help. Because of your protection, I sing.
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for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 I stay close to you; you support me with your right hand.
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My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
9 Some people are trying to kill me, but they will go down to the grave.
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But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;
10 They will be killed with swords and eaten by wild dogs.
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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 will rejoice in his God. All who make promises in his name will praise him, but the mouths of liars will be shut.
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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.