[1] God, you are my God. I search for you. I thirst for you like someone in a dry, empty land where there is no water. [2] I have seen you in the Temple and have seen your strength and glory. [3] Because your love is better than life, I will praise you. [4] I will praise you as long as I live. I will lift up my hands in prayer to your name. [5] I will be content as if I had eaten the best foods. My lips will sing, and my mouth will praise you. [6] I remember you while I'm lying in bed; I think about you through the night. [7] You are my help. Because of your protection, I sing. [8] I stay close to you; you support me with your right hand. [9] Some people are trying to kill me, but they will go down to the grave. [10] They will be killed with swords and eaten by wild dogs. [11] But the king will rejoice in his God. All who make promises in his name will praise him, but the mouths of liars will be shut.
