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.