| 1 | A Psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Idumea. |
| 2 | O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways. |
| 3 | By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory. |
| 4 | For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise. |
| 5 | So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name. |
| 6 | Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips. |
| 7 | When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you. |
| 8 | For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings. |
| 9 | My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me. |
| 10 | Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth. |
| 11 | They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes. |
| 12 | Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked. |
