Study Desk

A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.^(a)

God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.^(b)

So I gaze on You in the sanctuary to see Your strength and Your glory.^(c)

My lips will glorify You because Your faithful love is better than life.^(d)

So I will praise You as long as I live; at Your name, I will lift up my hands.^(e)

You satisfy me as with rich food;^[a](f) my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.^(g)

When I think of You as I lie on my bed, I meditate on You during the night watches^(h)

because You are my helper;⁽ⁱ⁾ I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.^(j)

I follow close to You; Your right hand holds on to me.^(k)

But those who seek to destroy my life will go into the depths of the earth.^(l)

They will be given over to the power of the sword;^(m) they will become the jackals' prey.

But the king will rejoice in God;⁽ⁿ⁾ all who swear by Him^[b] will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut.^(o)