I want to obey your commands; give me new life, for you are righteous.

In my desire for your commands I pant with open mouth.

How I long for your saving help, O LORD! I find happiness in your law.

As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God.

O God, you are my God, and I long for you. My whole being desires you; like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land, my soul is thirsty for you.

How I want to be there! I long to be in the LORD's Temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God.

When hope is crushed, the heart is crushed, but a wish come true fills you with joy.

Promise me, women of Jerusalem, that if you find my lover, you will tell him I am weak from passion.

I know what you have done; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were either one or the other!

But because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth!

Happy are those who obey his commands, who always do what is right.

I follow faithfully the road he chooses, and never wander to either side.

I always do what God commands; I follow his will, not my own desires.

They should have desired the joy he gives; they should have constantly prayed to him.

Friends always show their love. What are relatives for if not to share trouble?