| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. | 1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. |
| 2I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. | 2Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. |
| 3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. | 3Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You. |
| 4I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. | 4So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. |
| 5I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. | 5My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips. |
| 6On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. | 6When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches, |
| 7Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. | 7For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy. |
| 8I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. | 8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. |
| 9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth. | 9But those who seek my life to destroy it, Will go into the depths of the earth. |
| 10They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals. | 10They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes. |
| 11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced. | 11But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him will glory, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped. |
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