A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where no water is. 2So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory. 3Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you. 4So I will bless you as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands and call on your name. 5My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat,
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips, 6when I think of you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night; 7for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy. 8My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me. 9But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth; 10they shall be given over to the power of the sword,
they shall be prey for jackals. 11But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall glory;
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.