² The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.

¹ <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

² My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

⁶ My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah.)

²⁶ My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.

⁹ In the night the desire of my soul has been for you; early will my spirit be searching for you; for when your punishments come on the earth, the people of the world will get the knowledge of righteousness.

⁸¹ <CAPH> My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.

¹ <A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.> O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;

² To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.

¹ O let the heavens be broken open and come down, so that the mountains may be shaking before you, As when fire puts the brushwood in flames, or as when water is boiling from the heat of the fire: to make your name feared by your haters, so that the nations may be shaking before you;

⁸ I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with love.

⁴ He took me to the house of wine, and his flag over me was love.

⁵ Make me strong with wine-cakes, let me be comforted with apples; I am overcome with love.

²⁰ My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.

³ If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!