My soulis crushedwith longingAfterYour ordinancesat alltimes.
"Will he takedelightin the Almighty?Will he callon Godat alltimes?
How blessedare those who keepjustice,Who practicerighteousnessat alltimes!
I openedmy mouthwideand panted,For I longedfor Your commandments.
I longfor Your salvation,O LORD,And Your lawis my delight.
Behold,I longfor Your precepts;Reviveme through Your righteousness.Vav.
O God,You are my God;I shall seekYou earnestly;My soulthirstsfor You, my fleshyearnsfor You, In a dryand wearylandwhere there is nowater.
My soullongedand evenyearnedfor the courtsof the LORD;My heartand my fleshsingfor joyto the livingGod.
Hopedeferredmakesthe heartsick,But desirefulfilledis a treeof life.
A friendlovesat alltimes,And a brotheris bornfor adversity.
"I adjureyou, O daughtersof Jerusalem,Ifyou findmy beloved,As to whatyou will tellhim: For I am lovesick."
