Psalms

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You [are] my God; I will seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

so I have seen You in the holy place, seeing Your power and Your glory.

Because Your loving-kindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise 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 on my bed and think of You in the night watches.

Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

My soul follows hard after You; Your right hand upholds me.

But those [who] seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the depths of the earth.

They shall fall by the sword; they shall be a serving for jackals.