| Christian Standard Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 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. | 1A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah. 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. |
| 2So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory. | 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. | 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. | 4So I will praise You as long as I live; at Your name, I will lift up my hands. |
| 5You satisfy me as with rich food; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips. | 5You satisfy me as with rich food; 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 | 6When I think of You as I lie on my bed, I meditate on You during the night watches |
| 7because you are my helper; I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings. | 7because You are my helper; I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings. |
| 8I follow close to you; your right hand holds on to me. | 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. | 9But those who seek to destroy my life will go into the depths of the earth. |
| 10They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become a meal for jackals. | 10They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become the jackals' prey. |
| 11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by him will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut. | 11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut. |
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