Praise God Who Satisfies

¹God, 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.

²So I gaze on you in the sanctuary

to see your strength and your glory.

³My lips will glorify you

because your faithful love is better than life.

⁴So I will bless you as long as I live;

at your name, I will lift up my hands.

⁵You satisfy me as with rich food; ,[#63:5 Lit with fat and fatness; #63:5 Ps 36:8]

my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.

⁶When I think of you as I lie on my bed,

I meditate on you during the night watches

⁷because you are my helper;[#63:7 Ps 27:9; 40:17]

I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

⁸I follow close to you;

your right hand holds on to me.

⁹But those who intend to destroy my life

will go into the depths of the earth.

¹⁰They will be given over to the power of the sword;[#63:10 Jr 18:21; Ezk 35:5]

they will become a meal for jackals.

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God;[#63:11 Ps 21:1]

all who swear by him will boast,

for the mouths of liars will be shut.