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The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.
A Psalm of David, †when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, AYou are my God; I shall seek You 1earnestly;
My soul Bthirsts for You, my flesh 2yearns for You,
In a Cdry and weary land where there is no water.
2  Thus I have Aseen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
3  Because Your Alovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
4  So I will bless You Aas long as I live;
I will Blift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul is Asatisfied as with 1marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers Bpraises with joyful lips.
 
6  When I remember You Aon my bed,
I meditate on You in the Bnight watches,
7 For AYou have been my help,
And in the Bshadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
8 My soul Aclings 1to You;
Your Bright hand upholds me.
 
9 But those who Aseek my 1life to destroy it,
Will go into the 2Bdepths of the earth.
10  1They will be 2Adelivered over to the power of the sword;
They will be a 3Bprey for foxes.
11 But the Aking will rejoice in God;
Everyone who Bswears by Him will glory,
For the Cmouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
† 63: 1 Sam 22:5; 23:14 A 63:1 Ps 118:28 1 63:1 Lit early B 63:1 Ps 42:2; 84:2; Matt 5:6 2 63:1 Lit faints C 63:1 Ps 143:6 A 63:2 Ps 27:4 A 63:3 Ps 69:16 A 63:4 Ps 104:33; 146:2 B 63:4 Ps 28:2; 143:6 A 63:5 Ps 36:8 1 63:5 Lit fat B 63:5 Ps 71:23 A 63:6 Ps 4:4 B 63:6 Ps 16:7; 42:8; 119:55 A 63:7 Ps 27:9 B 63:7 Ps 17:8 A 63:8 Num 32:12; Deut 1:36; Hos 6:3 1 63:8 Lit after B 63:8 Ps 18:35; 41:12 A 63:9 Ps 40:14 1 63:9 Lit soul 2 63:9 Lit lowest places B 63:9 Ps 55:15 1 63:10 Lit They will pour him out 2 63:10 Lit poured out by A 63:10 Jer 18:21; Ezek 35:5 3 63:10 Lit portion B 63:10 Lam 5:18 A 63:11 Ps 21:1 B 63:11 Deut 6:13; Is 45:23; 65:16 C 63:11 Job 5:16; Ps 107:42; Rom 3:19