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| O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you;
*
my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you,
as in a barren and dry land where there is no water.
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| 2
| Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy
place, *
that I might behold your power and your glory.
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| 3
| For your loving-kindness is better than life
itself; *
my lips shall give you praise.
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| 4
| So will I bless you as long as I live *
and lift up my hands in your Name.
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| 5
| My soul is content, as with marrow and fatness,
*
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,
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| 6
| When I remember you upon my bed, *
and meditate on you in the night watches.
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| 7
| For you have been my helper, *
and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.
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| 8
| My soul clings to you; *
your right hand holds me fast.
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| 9
| May those who seek my life to destroy it
*
go down into the depths of the earth;
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| 10
| Let them fall upon the edge of the sword,
*
and let them be food for jackals.
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| 11
| But the king will rejoice in God;
all those who swear by him will be glad; *
for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
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