God, you are my God. I seek you with all my heart. With all my strength I thirst for you in this dry desert where there isn’t any water.

神啊，你是我的神，我要切切地寻求你，在干旱疲乏无水之地，我渴想你；我的心切慕你。

上帝啊，你是我的上帝，我要切切寻求你；在干旱疲乏无水之地，我的心灵渴想你，我的肉身切慕你。

神啊，你是我的神，我要切切寻求你；在干旱疲乏无水之地，我的心灵渴想你，我的肉身切慕你。

上帝啊，你是我的上帝，我迫切地寻求你！在干旱荒凉之地，我的心渴慕你，渴慕你！

神啊！你是我的神，我要切切寻求你；在干旱、疲乏、无水之地，我的心，我的身，都渴想你，切慕你。

神哪，你是我的神，我切切寻求你！在干旱、疲乏、无水之地，我的灵魂渴想你，我的肉体渴盼你。

神啊，你是我的神，我要切切地尋求你，在乾旱疲乏無水之地，我渴想你；我的心切慕你。

上帝啊，你是我的上帝，我要切切尋求你；在乾旱疲乏無水之地，我的心靈渴想你，我的肉身切慕你。

神啊，你是我的神，我要切切尋求你；在乾旱疲乏無水之地，我的心靈渴想你，我的肉身切慕你。

上帝啊，你是我的上帝，我迫切地尋求你！在乾旱荒涼之地，我的心渴慕你，渴慕你！

神啊！你是我的神，我要切切尋求你；在乾旱、疲乏、無水之地，我的心，我的身，都渴想你，切慕你。

上帝啊，你是我的上帝，我迫切地尋求你：在乾旱無水、令人疲乏之地，我的心渴想着你，我的血肉切慕着你。

神哪，你是我的神，我切切尋求你！在乾旱、疲乏、無水之地，我的靈魂渴想你，我的肉體渴盼你。

上帝歟、爾為我上帝、我懇切尋爾、在旱乾困人、無水之地、我心渴想爾、我身切慕爾兮、

上帝兮、我之上帝、予竭力以求、中心如渴、仰慕不置、我困子野、汲道已絕兮、

天主我之天主、我在乾旱疲乏無水之地尋求主、我心身渴想主、切慕主、

You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.

God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you. I thirst for you; my body faints for you in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water.

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

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;

O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

I spread out my hands to you in prayer. I’m thirsty for you, just as dry ground is thirsty for rain.

I can’t wait to be in the courtyards of the Lord’ s temple. I really want to be there. My whole being cries out for the living God.

A deer longs for streams of water. God, I long for you in the same way.I am thirsty for God. I am thirsty for the living God. When can I go and meet with him?

The Lord gives me strength and protects me. He has saved me. He is my God, I will praise him. He is my father’s God, and I will honor him.

I deeply long for you to save me. I have put my hope in your word.

Lord, in the morning you hear my voice. In the morning I pray to you. I wait for you in hope.

But put God’s kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all those things will also be given to you.

I will say about the Lord,“ He is my place of safety. He is like a fort to me. He is my God. I trust in him.”

You are my God, and I will praise you. You are my God, and I will honor you.

But I trust in you, Lord. I say,“ You are my God.”

Teach me to do what you want, because you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on a level path.

I will put this third in the fire. I will make them as pure as silver. I will test them like gold. They will call out to me. And I will answer them. I will say,‘ They are my people.’ And they will say,‘ The Lord is our God.’ ”

But the prophet Gad spoke to David. He said,“ Don’t stay in your usual place of safety. Go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

My spirit, why are you so sad? Why are you so upset deep down inside me? Put your hope in God. Once again I will have reason to praise him. He is my Savior and my God.

I will laugh when hard times hit you like a storm. I will laugh when danger comes your way like a windstorm. I will make fun of you when suffering and trouble come.“ Then you will call to me. But I won’t answer. You will look for me. But you won’t find me.

Every time God killed some of them, the others would seek him. They gladly turned back to him again.

Some people from Ziph went to Saul at Gibeah. They said,“ David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah. It faces Jeshimon.”So Saul went down to the Desert of Ziph. He took 3,000 of the best soldiers in Israel with him. They went to the desert to look for David.Saul set up his camp beside the road. It was on the hill of Hakilah facing Jeshimon. But David stayed in the desert. He saw that Saul had followed him there.

I will make streams flow on the bare hilltops. I will make springs come up in the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water. I will turn the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.

I will go back to my lion’s den. I will stay there until they pay the price for their sin. Then they will turn to me. They will suffer so much that they will really want me to help them.”

My days are disappearing like smoke. My body burns like glowing coals.My strength has dried up like grass. I even forget to eat my food.I groan out loud because of my suffering. I’m nothing but skin and bones.

Find out about all the hiding places he uses. Come back to me with all the facts. I’ll go with you. Suppose he’s in the area. Then I’ll track him down among all the family groups of Judah.”So they started out. They went to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the Desert of Maon. Maon is south of Jeshimon in the Arabah Valley.Saul and his men started out to look for David. David was told about it. So he went down to a rock in the Desert of Maon to hide. Saul heard he was there. So he went into the Desert of Maon to chase David.

“ All night long on my bed I searched for the one my heart loves. I looked for him but didn’t find him.I will get up and go around in the city. I’ll look through all of its streets. I’ll search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but didn’t find him.Those on guard duty found me as they were walking around in the city.‘ Have you seen the one my heart loves?’ I asked.

‘ Never again will they be hungry. Never again will they be thirsty. The sun will not beat down on them.’( Isaiah 49:10) The heat of the desert will not harm them.The Lamb, who is at the center of the area around the throne, will be their shepherd.‘ He will lead them to springs of living water.’( Isaiah 49:10)‘ And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”( Isaiah 25:8)

“ This is the covenant I will make with Israel after that time,” announces the Lord.“ I will put my law in their minds. I will write it on their hearts. I will be their God. And they will be my people.

I love those who love me. Those who look for me find me.

“ At that time I will be the God of all the families of Israel,” announces the Lord.“ And they will be my people.”

Jesus said,“ Do not hold on to me. I have not yet ascended to the Father. Instead, go to those who believe in me. Tell them,‘ I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”

It was the last and most important day of the feast. Jesus stood up and spoke in a loud voice. He said,“ Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.

The burning sand will become a pool of water. The thirsty ground will become bubbling springs. In the places where wild dogs once lay down, tall grass and papyrus will grow.

But the people were thirsty for water there. So they told Moses they weren’t happy with him. They said,“ Why did you bring us up out of Egypt? Did you want us, our children and our livestock to die of thirst?”

“ What happens when an evil spirit comes out of a person? It goes through dry areas looking for a place to rest. But it doesn’t find it.

Sometimes David stayed in places of safety in the desert. At other times he stayed in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul looked for him. But God didn’t hand David over to him.David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph. There he learned that Saul had come out to kill him.Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh. He told David that God would make him strong.

But seek God with all your heart. Make your appeal to the Mighty One.

Each official will be like a place to get out of the wind. He will be like a place to hide from storms. He’ll be like streams of water flowing in the desert. He’ll be like the shadow of a huge rock in a dry and thirsty land.

Women of Jerusalem, make me a promise. If you find the one who loves me, tell him our love has made me weak.”

I’ll wait at the place in the desert where we can go across the Jordan River. I’ll wait there until you send word to let me know what’s happening.”