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1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
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A psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Y'hudah: O God, you are my God; I will seek you eagerly. My heart thirsts for you, my body longs for you in a land parched and exhausted, where no water can be found.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
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I used to contemplate you in the sanctuary, seeing your power and glory;
3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
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for your grace is better than life. My lips will worship you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
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Yes, I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
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I am as satisfied as with rich food; my mouth praises you with joy on my lips
6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
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when I remember you on my bed and meditate on you in the night watches.
7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
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For you have been my help; in the shadow of your wings I rejoice;
8 I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.
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my heart clings to you; your right hand supports me.
9 Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.
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But those who seek to destroy my life -may they go to the lowest parts of the earth.
10 They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.
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May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become prey for jackals.
11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.
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But the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be silenced.
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