I open my mouth and pant because I long for your commandments.
They were as eager to hear me as they were for rain. They opened their mouths wide as if waiting for a spring shower.
Like a slave, he longs for shade. Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay.
I find joy in your promise like someone who finds a priceless treasure.
I have longed for you to save me, O Lord, and your teachings make me happy.
My soul is overwhelmed with endless longing for your regulations.
I long for your guiding principles. Give me a new life in your righteousness.
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
I am the Lord your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Try to live peacefully with everyone, and try to live holy lives, because if you don’t, you will not see the Lord.
Desire God’s pure word as newborn babies desire milk. Then you will grow in your salvation.
