I want you to save me, Lord. I love your teachings.
I enjoy obeying your demands, and I will not forget your word.
I am as happy over your promises as if I had found a great treasure.
I will follow your rules forever, because they make me happy.
I enjoy obeying your commands, which I love.
They love the Lord’s teachings, and they think about those teachings day and night.
It is hard to choose between the two. I want to leave this life and be with Christ, which is much better,
It is sad not to get what you hoped for. But wishes that come true are like eating fruit from the tree of life.
I am weak from waiting for you to save me, but I hope in your word.
Have mercy on me so that I may live. I love your teachings.
Your rules give me pleasure; they give me good advice.
“This is how God has cared for my family. God made a lasting agreement with me, right and sure in every way. He will accomplish my salvation and satisfy all my desires.
“Lord, I wait for your salvation.
Promise me, women of Jerusalem, if you find my lover, tell him I am weak with love.
Lord, show me your love, and save me as you have promised.
