1 O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

2 S o have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.

So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.

3 B ecause thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.

Because better Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

4 S o will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.

5 M y soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

As milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And singing lips doth my mouth praise.

6 W hen I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.

If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee.

7 F or thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.

8 M y soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.

Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.

9 B ut those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

10 T hey shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes.

They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

11 B ut 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.

And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!