1. A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom.
2. O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
3. In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
4. For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.
5. Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
6. Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
7. If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:
8. because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
9. my soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
10. But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth: