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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 Wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God, I seek thee, my soul thirsts for thee; my flesh faints for thee, as in a dry and weary land where no water is.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
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So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary, beholding thy power and glory.
3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
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Because thy steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise thee.
4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
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So I will bless thee as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on thy name.
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
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My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat, and my mouth praises thee with joyful lips,
6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
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when I think of thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the watches of the night;
7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
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for thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy.
8 I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.
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My soul clings to thee; thy right hand upholds 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 shall go down into the depths of the earth;
10 They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.
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they shall be given over to the power of the sword, they shall be 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 shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall glory; for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
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