My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word.
My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him I am sick with love.
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!
Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise;
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;