Tremble, and sin not; commune within your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

I am weary from my groaning; all night I make my bed swim; I dissolve my couch with my tears.

O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not answer; and in the nighttime, and am not silent.

when I remember You upon my bed and meditate on You in the night watches.

My soul has clung to You; Your right hand upholds me.

In the day of my distress I sought the Lord; my hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; my soul refused to be comforted.

You have held my eyelids open; I am so disturbed that I cannot speak.

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.

To Her Beloved: Tell me, O you whom I love, where you feed your flock, where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself by the flocks of your companions?

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

He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, are you deeply fond of Me? Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, Are you deeply fond of Me? And he said to Him, Lord, You discern all things; You know that I am deeply fond of You. Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep.

whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him yet, believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had turned away and was gone. My soul went forth when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

when He works on the left hand, I cannot see Him; when He turns to the right hand, I cannot perceive Him.

i1 [A Song of Ascents.] i0 par Out of the depths have I cried out to You, O Jehovah;

Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

Seek Jehovah while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near.

Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.