I openedmy mouthwideand panted,For I longedfor Your commandments.
"They waitedfor me as for the rain,And openedtheir mouthas for the springrain.
"As a slavewho pantsfor the shade,And as a hiredmanwho eagerlywaitsfor his wages,
I rejoiceat Your word,As one who findsgreatspoil.
I longfor Your salvation,O LORD,And Your lawis my delight.
My soulis crushedwith longingAfterYour ordinancesat alltimes.
Behold,I longfor Your precepts;Reviveme through Your righteousness.Vav.
As the deerpantsfor the waterbrooks,Somy soulpantsfor You, O God.
"I, the LORD,am your God,Who broughtyou up from the landof Egypt;Openyour mouthwideand I will fillit.
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
likenewbornbabies,longfor the puremilkof the word,sothat by it you may growin respectto salvation,
