| International Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land. | 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. |
| 2So I have looked for you in the sanctuary, to behold your power and glory. | 2So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. |
| 3Because your gracious love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. | 3Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. |
| 4So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in your name. | 4So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. |
| 5Just as I am satisfied with the choicest of foods, so my lips will praise you joyfully. | 5My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, |
| 6When I think of you in bed, I will meditate on you in the night watches. | 6when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; |
| 7For you have been my strength, and in the shadow of your wings I will shout for joy. | 7for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. |
| 8My soul clings to you, even as your right hand supports me. | 8My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. |
| 9But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth; | 9But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; |
| 10May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become carrion for jackals. | 10they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals. |
| 11But as for the king, he will rejoice in God. Indeed, everyone who swears by God will exult, because the mouths of liars will be silenced. | 11But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. |
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