My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

[To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.] As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. {Maschil...: or, A Psalm giving instruction of the sons, etc} {panteth: Heb. brayeth}

My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

[A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, thou {art} my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; {thirsty: Heb. weary} {where...: without water}

I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law {is} my delight.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but {when} the desire cometh, {it is} a tree of life.

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I {am} sick of love. {that ye: Heb. what, etc}

Blessed {are} they that keep judgment, {and} he that doeth righteousness at all times.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

Blessed {are} they that keep judgment, {and} he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.

O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? {the body...: or, this body of death}

Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments {are} good.

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

And {the soul of} king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. {longed: or, was consumed}

When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: {but} I hope in thy word.

And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.