Text: English Standard Version

1 O God, You are my God; earnestly I seek You;

my soul thirsts for You;

my flesh faints for You,

as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

2 So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary,

beholding Your power and glory.

3 Because Your steadfast love is better than life,

my lips will praise You.

4 So I will bless You as long as I live;

in Your name I will lift up my hands.

5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,

and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips,

6 when I remember You upon my bed,

and meditate on You in the watches of the night;

7 for You have been my help,

and in the shadow of Your wings I will sing for joy.

8 My soul clings to You;

Your right hand upholds me.

9 But those who seek to destroy my life

shall go down into the depths of the earth;

10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;

they shall be a portion for jackals.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God;

all who swear by Him shall exult,

for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.