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