Refrain:    My soul is athirst for God, even for the living God.

1    O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you;  ♦

my soul is athirst for you.

2    My flesh also faints for you,  ♦

as in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.

3    So would I gaze upon you in your holy place,  ♦

that I might behold your power and your glory.

4    Your loving-kindness is better than life itself  ♦

and so my lips shall praise you.

5    I will bless you as long as I live  ♦

and lift up my hands in your name. [R]

6    My soul shall be satisfied, as with marrow and fatness,  ♦

and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

7    When I remember you upon my bed  ♦

and meditate on you in the watches of the night.

8    For you have been my helper  ♦

and under the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.

9    My soul clings to you;  ♦

your right hand shall hold me fast. [R]

10  But those who seek my soul to destroy it  ♦

shall go down to the depths of the earth;

11  Let them fall by the edge of the sword  ♦

and become a portion for jackals.

12  But the king shall rejoice in God;

all those who swear by him shall be glad,  ♦

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

Refrain:    My soul is athirst for God, even for the living God.

To you we come, radiant Lord,

the goal of all our desiring,

beyond all earthly beauty;

gentle protector, strong deliverer,

in the night you are our confidence;

from first light be our joy;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

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