i1 [To the chief Musician. Maschil. For the sons of Korah.] i0 par As the deer pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after You, O God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living Mighty God; when shall I come and appear before God?

i1 [A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] i0 par O God, You are my Mighty God. I will seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

I have seen You in the sanctuary, to look upon Your power and Your glory.

My flesh and my heart waste away; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.

My soul breaks with longing for Your Justice at all times.

KAPH: My soul is spent for Your salvation; I hope in Your Word.

I have spread my hands toward You; my soul is like a weary land. Selah

To the Daughters of Jerusalem: He brought me into the house of wine, and his banner over me was love.

Sustain me with cakes of raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am lovesick.

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem: If you find my beloved, that you tell him I am lovesick!

Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come to His place!

With my soul I have desired You in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Oh that You would rend the heavens and come down! That the mountains would quake at Your presence,