| 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 | So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary to see Your power and Your glory. |
| 3 | Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. |
| 4 | So will I bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. |
| 5 | My whole being shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips |
| 6 | When I remember You upon my bed and meditate on You in the night watches. |
| 7 | For You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings will I rejoice. |
| 8 | My whole being follows hard after You
and
clings closely to You; Your right hand upholds me. |
| 9 | But those who seek
and
demand my life to ruin
and
destroy it shall [themselves be destroyed and] go into the lower parts of the earth [into the underworld of the dead]. |
| 10 | They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a prey for foxes
and
jackals. |
| 11 | But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him [that is, who binds himself by God’s authority, acknowledging His supremacy, and devoting himself to His glory and service alone; every such one] shall glory, for the mouths of those who speak lies shall be stopped. |