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.

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:

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

To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;

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

For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

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

So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.

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

My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise with joyful lips.

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

When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:

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

For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.

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

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth 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.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy, 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.

They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.

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.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.