O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 1
I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 2
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. 3
I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. 4
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. 5
On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. 6
Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. 7
My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. 8
They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth. 9
They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals. 10
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced. 11