We have thoughton Your lovingkindness,O God,In the midstof Your temple.
Then she saidto the king,"It was a true reportwhichI heardin my own landaboutyour wordsand your wisdom.
"Nevertheless I did not believethe reports,untilI cameand my eyeshad seenit. And behold,the halfwas not toldme. You exceed[in] wisdomand prosperitythe reportwhichI heard.
Let my meditationbe pleasingto Him; As for me, I shall be gladin the LORD.
For Your lovingkindnessis beforemy eyes,And I have walkedin Your truth.
I have not hiddenYour righteousnesswithinmy heart;I have spokenof Your faithfulnessand Your salvation;I have not concealedYour lovingkindnessand Your truthfrom the greatcongregation.
But of Zionit shall be said,"Thisoneand that onewere bornin her"; And the MostHighHimselfwill establishher.
"Drawme afteryou [and] let us run[together]! The kinghas broughtme into his chambers.""We will rejoicein you and be glad;We will extolyour lovemorethanwine.Rightlydo they loveyou."
Indeed,[while following] the wayof Your judgments,O LORD,We have waitedfor You eagerly;Your name,even Your memory,is the desireof [our] souls.
"And the wholevalleyof the deadbodiesand of the ashes,and allthe fieldsas faras the brookKidron,to the cornerof the HorseGatetoward the east,shall be holyto the LORD;it will not be pluckedup or overthrownanymoreforever."
