1 God, you are my God.

I will earnestly seek you.

My soul thirsts for you.

My flesh longs for you,

in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

2 So I have seen you in the sanctuary,

watching your power and your glory.

3 Because your loving kindness is better than life,

my lips shall praise you.

4 So I will bless you while I live.

I will lift up my hands in your name.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food.

My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

6 when I remember you on my bed,

and think about you in the night watches.

7 For you have been my help.

I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

8 My soul stays close to you.

Your right hand holds me up.

9 But those who seek my soul to destroy it

shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword.

They shall be jackal food.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God.

Everyone who swears by him will praise him,

for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.

1 'n Psalm van Dawid, toe hy in die woestyn van Juda was.

3 So het ek U in die heiligdom aanskou, om u sterkte en u heerlikheid te sien.

4 Want u goedertierenheid is beter as die lewe; my lippe moet U prys.

5 So sal ek U prys my lewe lank, in u Naam my hande ophef.

6 Soos met vet en vettigheid sal my siel versadig word, en my mond sal roem met jubelende lippe

7 as ek aan U dink op my bed, in die nagwake oor U peins.

8 Want U was 'n hulp vir my, en in die skaduwee van u vleuels sal ek jubel.

9 My siel is aan U verkleef; u regterhand ondersteun my.

10 Maar hulle wat soek om my lewe te verderwe, hulle sal kom in die onderste plekke van die aarde.

11 Hy sal oorgelewer word in die mag van die swaard; die deel van die jakkalse sal hulle word. [ (Psalms 63:12) Maar die koning sal bly wees in God; elkeen wat by Hom sweer, sal hom beroem; want die mond van die leuensprekers sal gestop word. ]