1 O God, You are my God, earnestly will I seek You; my inner self thirsts for You, my flesh longs and is faint for You, in a dry and weary land where no water is.

2 S o I have looked upon You in the sanctuary to see Your power and Your glory.

3 B ecause Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.

4 S o will I bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.

5 M y whole being shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips

6 W hen I remember You upon my bed and meditate on You in the night watches.

7 F or You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings will I rejoice.

8 M y whole being follows hard after You and clings closely to You; Your right hand upholds me.

9 B ut those who seek and demand my life to ruin and destroy it shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 T hey shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a prey for foxes and jackals.

11 B ut the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him shall glory, for the mouths of those who speak lies shall be stopped.