O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
² To see ^athy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
^{3 b}Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
⁴ Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
⁵ My soul shall be ^csatisfied as with ^dmarrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
⁶ When I remember thee ^eupon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
⁷ Because thou hast been ^fmy help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
^{8 g}My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
⁹ But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
¹⁰ They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
¹¹ But the king shall rejoice in God; ^hevery one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 64