A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.

¹God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.²So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.³Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.⁴So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.⁵My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,⁶when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.⁷For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.⁸My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.⁹But those who seek my soul to destroy it shall go into the lower parts of the earth.¹⁰They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.¹¹But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.