1 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.
2 So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory.
3 My lips will glorify you because your faithful love is better than life.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live; at your name, I will lift up my hands.
5 You satisfy me as with rich food; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.
6 When I think of you as I lie on my bed, I meditate on you during the night watches
7 because you are my helper; I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
8 I follow close to you; your right hand holds on to me.
9 But those who intend to destroy my life will go into the depths of the earth.
10 They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become a meal for jackals.
11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by him will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Chapter Summary
In the desert David earnestly seeks God, whose love is better than life, and is satisfied as with rich food.
Book Summary
Psalms is the Bible's songbook: one hundred fifty prayers and hymns of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and trust, many attributed to David. From the depths of despair to the heights of worship, it has voiced the prayers of God's people for millennia.
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