| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. | 1O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water. |
| 2So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. | 2I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory. |
| 3Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. | 3Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! |
| 4Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. | 4I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. |
| 5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. | 5You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy. |
| 6When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. | 6I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. |
| 7Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. | 7Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings. |
| 8My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. | 8I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely. |
| 9But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. | 9But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin. They will go down into the depths of the earth. |
| 10They shall fall by the sword; They shall be a portion for jackals. | 10They will die by the sword and become the food of jackals. |
| 11But the king shall rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him shall glory; But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped. | 11But the king will rejoice in God. All who swear to tell the truth will praise him, while liars will be silenced. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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