A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
1O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. (Ps 78,34; Ps 84,2; Ps 143,6; Iz 26,9; Iz 32,2)2So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. (Ps 27,4; Ps 78,61)3Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. (Ps 69,16)4So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. (Ps 20,1; Ps 20,5; Ps 28,2; Ps 104,33; Ps 146,2)5My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, (Ps 36,8)6when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; (Ps 42,8)7for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. (Ps 17,8)8My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. (Lb 14,24; Ps 41,12)9But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; (Ps 9,17; Ps 55,15; Ez 26,20; Ez 31,14; Ef 4,9)10they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals.11But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. (Pwt 6,13; Job 5,16; Ps 38,12; Ps 41,5; Ps 61,6; Ps 107,42; Iz 45,23; Iz 65,16; Rz 3,19)