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