I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; And thy law is my delight.
I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
Verily my house is not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he maketh it not to grow.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; And in his law doth he meditate day and night
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. ג GIMEL
I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.
Thy testimonies also are my delight And my counsellors. ד DALETH
Let thy mercies also come unto me, O LORD, Even thy salvation, according to thy word.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: For thy law is my delight.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: But I hope in thy word.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, That ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: