Sitivit Anima Mea

ANTIPHON

Sitivit anima mea ad Deum fortem vivum

PSALM

Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo
Sitivit in te anima mea,
Quam multipliciter tibi mea.

In terra deserta, et invia, et in aquosa:
sic in sancto apparui tibi,
ut viderem virtutem tuam,
et gloriam tuam.

Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas:
labia mea laudabunt te.

Sic benedicam te in vita mea:
et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.

Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur, anima mea:
et labiis exultationis laudabit os meum.

Quia fuisti adiutor meus.
Et in velamento alarum tu arum exultabo,
adhæsit anima mea post te:
sitivit anima mea tua
me suscepit dextera tua.

ANTIPHON
My soul has thirsted for the strong living God.

—Psalm 41:3

PSALM

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.
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.
For your mercy is better than life itself.
It is you my lips will praise.
So will I bless you in my life,
and I will lift up my hands in your name.
Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness;
and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.
My soul has thirsted for the strong living God.
For you have been my helper.
And I will exult under the cover of your wings.
My soul has clung close to you.
Your right hand has supported me.

—Psalm 62: 2-6, 8-9