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God, ^(C1)You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul ^(C2)thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a ^(C3)dry and exhausted land where there is no water.

So have I ^(C1)seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and glory.

Because Your ^(F1)(C1)favor is better than life, My lips will praise You.

So I will bless You ^(C1)as long as I live; I will ^(C2)lift up my hands in Your name.

My soul is ^(C1)satisfied as with fat and fatness, And my mouth offers ^(C2)praises with joyful lips.

When I remember You ^(C1)on my bed, I meditate on You in the ^(C2)night watches,

For ^(C1)You have been my help, And in the ^(C2)shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.

My soul ^(C1)clings ^(F1)to You; Your ^(C2)right hand takes hold of me.

But those who ^(C1)seek my ^(F1)life to destroy it, Will go into the ^(F2)(C2)depths of the earth.

^(F1)They will be ^(F2)(C1)turned over to the power of the sword; They will be a ^(F3)(C2)prey for foxes.

But the ^(C1)king will rejoice in God; Everyone who ^(C2)swears by Him will boast, For the ^(C3)mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

Hear my voice, God, in ^(C1)my ^(F1)complaint; ^(C2)Protect my life from dread of the enemy.

Hide me from the ^(C1)secret discussion of evildoers, From the restlessness of ^(C2)the workers of injustice,

Who ^(C1)have sharpened their tongues like a sword. They ^(C2)aimed bitter speech as their arrows,

To ^(C1)shoot ^(F1)from concealment at the innocent; Suddenly they shoot at him, and ^(C2)do not fear.

They make firm for themselves an evil ^(F1)purpose; They ^(F2)talk of ^(C1)setting snares secretly; They say, "^(C2)Who can see them?"

They ^(F1)devise injustices, saying, "We are ^(F2)ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the ^(F3)(C1)inward thought and the heart of a person are ^(F4)deep.

But ^(C1)God ^(F1)will shoot an arrow at them; Suddenly ^(F2)they will be wounded.

So ^(F1)they ^(F2)will ^(C1)make him stumble; ^(C2)Their own tongue is against them; All who see them will ^(C3)shake their heads.

Then all people ^(F1)will ^(C1)fear, And they ^(F2)will ^(C2)declare the work of God, And ^(F3)will consider ^(F4)what He has done.

The righteous person will be ^(C1)glad in the LORD and ^(C2)take refuge in Him; And all the upright in heart will boast.

There will be silence ^(F1)before You, and praise in Zion, God, And the ^(C1)vow will be fulfilled for You.

You who hear prayer, To You ^(C1)all ^(F1)mankind comes.

^(F1)(C1)Wrongdoings prevail against me; As for our offenses, You ^(F2)(C2)forgive them.

^(C1)Blessed is the one You ^(C2)choose and allow to approach You; He will dwell in Your courtyards. We will be ^(C3)satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.

By ^(C1)awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, ^(C2)God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ^(C3)ends of the earth and the farthest ^(F1)(C4)sea;

Who ^(C1)establishes the mountains by His strength, Who is ^(C2)encircled with might;

Who ^(C1)stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the ^(C2)turmoil of the nations.

They who dwell at the ^(C1)ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the ^(F1)sunrise and the sunset shout for joy.

You visit the earth and ^(C1)cause it to overflow; You greatly ^(C2)enrich it; The ^(F1)(C3)stream of God is full of water; You prepare their ^(C4)grain, for so You prepare ^(F2)the earth.

You water its furrows abundantly, You ^(F1)settle its ridges, You soften it ^(C1)with showers, You bless its growth.

You have crowned the year ^(F1)with Your ^(C1)goodness, And Your ^(F2)paths ^(C2)drip with fatness.

^(C1)The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the ^(C2)hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.

The meadows are ^(C1)clothed with flocks And the valleys are ^(C2)covered with grain; They ^(C3)shout for joy, yes, they sing.