A psalm written by David when he was in the desert in Judea

1God, you are the God whom I worship.
I greatly desire to be with you like [SIL] a person in a dry hot desert greatly desires some cool water.

2So, I want to see you in your temple;
I want to see that you are great and glorious.

3Your constantly loving me is ◄worth more/more precious► than my life, so I [MTY] will always praise you.

4I will praise you all the time that I live; I will lift up my hands to you while I pray.

5Knowing you satisfies me more than [IDM, MET] my eating a very big feast, so I will praise you while I sing [MTY] joyful songs.

6While I lie on my bed, I think about you.
I think/meditate about you all during the night,

7because you have always helped me, and I sing joyfully knowing that I am protected by you
as a little bird is protected under its mother’s wings [MET].

8I cling to you; and with your hand/power you protect me.

9But those who are trying to kill me will die and descend into the place of the dead;

10they will be killed in battles [MTY] and their corpses will be eaten by jackals/wild dogs.

11But I, the king of Israel, will rejoice in what God has done; and all those who revere and trust God will praise him,
but he will not allow liars to say anything.