Summary
The psalm opens with the speaker declaring his desperate longing for God in a dry, thirsty land, expressing how the divine presence sustains his soul. He recalls seeing God’s power in the sanctuary and affirms that God’s lovingkindness surpasses life itself, leading him to praise relentlessly. The psalmist promises to bless God throughout his life, lifting hands in His name, and states that his soul will find satisfaction as if fed with marrow and fatness. He meditates on God during nightly watches and, because of God’s help, rejoices under His protective wings. The psalm then warns that those who seek to destroy the psalmist will fall into the earth’s depths, and that the enemy’s wrath will be met with divine judgment. Finally, the psalm highlights the king’s rejoicing in God, asserting that true praise and the silence of liars will prevail.