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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 by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.>> God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, My flesh longs for you, In a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
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So I have seen you in the sanctuary, Watching your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
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Because your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise 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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So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your 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 shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you 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 remember you on my bed, And think about 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. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
8 I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.
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My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
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 my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts 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 jackal food.
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. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, For the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.