1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Idumea.
2 O God, my God, I cry to thee early ; my soul has thirsted for thee : how often has my flesh longed after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land !
3 Thus have I appeared before thee in the sanctuary, that I might see thy power and thy glory.
4 For thy mercy is better than life : my lips shall praise thee. Notesn1 Gr. lives.
5 Thus will I bless thee during my life : I will lift up my hands in thy name.
6 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness ; and my joyful lips shall praise thy name.
7 Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed : in the early seasons I have meditated on thee. Notesn1 Gr. if. See Acts 26. 23.
8 For thou hast been my helper, and in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice.
9 My soul has kept very close behind thee : thy right hand has upheld me. Notesn1 Gr. been glued.
10 But they vainly sought after my soul ; they shall go into the lowest parts of the earth.
11 They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword ; they shall be portions for foxes.
12 But the king shall rejoice in God ; every one that swears by him shall be praised ; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.