Psalms 63:1-6

¹A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah. O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;

²To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.

³Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.

⁴So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.

⁵My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;

⁶When the memory of you comes to me on my bed, and when I give thought to you in the night-time.