track 63

1 God--you're my God! i can't get enough of you!
i've worked up such hunger and thirst for God,
traveling across dry and weary deserts.
2 so here i am in the place of worship, eyes open,
drinking in your strength and glory.
3 in your generous love i am really living at last!
my lips brim praises like fountains.
4 i bless you every time i take a breath;
my arms wave like banners of praise to you.
5 i eat my fill of prime rib and gravy;
i smack my lips. it's time to shout praises!
6 if i'm sleepless at midnight,
i spend the hours in grateful reflection.
7 because you've always stood up for me,
i'm free to run and play.
8 i hold on to you for dear life,
and you hold me steady as a post.
9 those who are out to get me are marked for doom,
marked for death, bound for hell.
10 they'll die violent deaths;
jackals will tear them limb from limb.
11 but the king is glad in God;
his true friends spread the joy,
while small-minded gossips
are gagged for good.
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