The Book of Psalms

[A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, You [are] my God; I earnestly seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and weary land without water.

Therefore I have seen you in the holy place, seeing Your power and Your glory.

For Your loving-kindness [is] better than life; my lips give praise to You.

So I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.

My soul shall be satisfied, as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [You] with joyful lips,

when I remember You upon my bed. I will meditate on You in the night watches.

For You have been a help to me, and I will rejoice under the shadow of Your wings.

My soul is cleaved after You; Your right hand upholds me.

And those [who] seek to destroy my life shall go into the depths of the earth.

They shall pour him out by the sword; they shall be a serving for jackals.