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1 God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land.

2 So I have looked for you in the sanctuary, to behold your power and glory.

3 Because your gracious love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.

4 So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in your name.

5 Just as I am satisfied with the choicest of foods, ^a so my lips will praise you joyfully.

6 When I think of you in bed, I will meditate on you in the night watches.

7 For you have been my strength, and in the shadow of your wings I will shout for joy.

8 My soul clings to you, even as your right hand supports me.

9 But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth;

10 May they be given over to the power of ^b the sword; may they become carrion for jackals.

11 But as for the king, he will rejoice in God. Indeed, everyone who swears by God ^c will exult, because the mouths of liars will be silenced.