New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 O God, you are my God, 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.
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<A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.> O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
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To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
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Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name.
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So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.
5 My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast, and my mouth praises you with joyful lips
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My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;
6 when I think of you on my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
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When the memory of you comes to me on my bed, and when I give thought to you in the night-time.
7 for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.
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Because you have been my help, I will have joy in the shade of your wings.
8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
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My soul keeps ever near you: your right hand is my support.
9 But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;
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But those whose desire is my soul's destruction will go down to the lower parts of the earth.
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword, they shall be prey for jackals.
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They will be cut off by the sword; they will be food for foxes.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
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But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.
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