23:5 My dynasty is approved by God, 1
for he has made a perpetual covenant with me,
arranged in all its particulars and secured.
He always delivers me,
and brings all I desire to fruition. 2
For the music director; a psalm of David.
13:1 How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? 4
How long will you pay no attention to me? 5
13:2 How long must I worry, 6
and suffer in broad daylight? 7
How long will my enemy gloat over me? 8
A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. 10
63:1 O God, you are my God! I long for you! 11
My soul thirsts 12 for you,
my flesh yearns for you,
in a dry and parched 13 land where there is no water.
63:2 Yes, 14 in the sanctuary I have seen you, 15
and witnessed 16 your power and splendor.
63:3 Because 17 experiencing 18 your loyal love is better than life itself,
my lips will praise you.
73:25 Whom do I have in heaven but you?
I desire no one but you on earth. 19
77:10 Then I said, “I am sickened by the thought
that the sovereign One 20 might become inactive. 21
77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord.
Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago! 22
77:12 I will think about all you have done;
I will reflect upon your deeds!”
84:2 I desperately want to be 23
in the courts of the Lord’s temple. 24
My heart and my entire being 25 shout for joy
to the living God.
143:5 I recall the old days; 26
I meditate on all you have done;
I reflect on your accomplishments. 27
143:6 I spread my hands out to you in prayer; 28
my soul thirsts for you in a parched 29 land. 30
The Beloved to Her Lover: 31
1:2 Oh, how I wish you 32 would kiss me passionately! 33
For your lovemaking 34 is more delightful 35 than wine. 36
1:3 The fragrance 37 of your colognes 38 is delightful; 39
your name 40 is like the finest 41 perfume. 42
No wonder the young women 43 adore 44 you!
1:4 Draw me 45 after you; let us hurry! 46
May the king 47 bring 48 me into his 49 bedroom chambers! 50
The Maidens 51 to the Lover:
We will 52 rejoice and delight in you; 53
we will praise 54 your love more than wine.
The Beloved to Her Lover:
How rightly 55 the young women 56 adore you!
The Beloved about Her Lover:
2:3 Like 57 an apple tree 58 among the trees of the forest,
so is my beloved among the young men.
I delight 59 to sit 60 in his shade, 61
and his fruit 62 is sweet 63 to my taste. 64
The Beloved about Her Lover:
2:4 He brought me 65 into the banquet hall, 66
and he looked 67 at me lovingly. 68
2:5 Sustain 69 me with raisin cakes, 70
refresh me with apples, 71
for I am faint with love. 72
The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration
The Beloved to the Maidens:
5:8 O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you –
If you find my beloved, what will you tell him?
Tell him that I am lovesick! 73