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

I thirst for you, the living God. When can I go and worship in your presence?

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.

Let me see you in the sanctuary; let me see how mighty and glorious you are.

My mind and my body may grow weak, but God is my strength; he is all I ever need.

My heart aches with longing; I want to know your judgments at all times.

I am worn out, LORD, waiting for you to save me; I place my trust in your word.

I lift up my hands to you in prayer; like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.

He brought me to his banquet hall and raised the banner of love over me.

Restore my strength with raisins and refresh me with apples! I am weak from passion.

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

How I wish I knew where to find him, and knew how to go where he is.

At night I long for you with all my heart; when you judge the earth and its people, they will all learn what justice is.

Why don't you tear the sky open and come down? The mountains would see you and shake with fear.