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Wishing to Be Near God

A song of David when he was in the desert of Judah.

63 God, you are my God.
    I want to follow you.
My whole being
    thirsts for you,
like a man in a dry, empty land
    where there is no water.
I have seen you in the Temple.
    I have seen your strength and glory.
Your love is better than life.
    I will praise you.
I will praise you as long as I live.
    I will lift up my hands in prayer to your name.
I will be content as if I had eaten the best foods.
    My lips will sing. My mouth will praise you.

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