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.

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.

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.

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.

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 lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude

I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.

As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?

The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him!

I am worn out waiting for your rescue, but I have put my hope in your word.

Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.

You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you!

But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying,“ You are my God!”

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.

I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say,‘ These are my people,’ and they will say,‘ The Lord is our God.’”

One day the prophet Gad told David,“ Leave the stronghold and return to the land of Judah.” So David went to the forest of Hereth.

Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!

when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you.“ When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.

When God began killing them, they finally sought him. They repented and took God seriously.

Now some men from Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah to tell him,“ David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah, which overlooks Jeshimon.”So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s elite troops and went to hunt him down in the wilderness of Ziph.Saul camped along the road beside the hill of Hakilah, near Jeshimon, where David was hiding. When David learned that Saul had come after him into the wilderness,

I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus. I will give them fountains of water in the valleys. I will fill the desert with pools of water. Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground.

Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.”

For my days disappear like smoke, and my bones burn like red hot coals.My heart is sick, withered like grass, and I have lost my appetite.Because of my groaning, I am reduced to skin and bones.

Discover his hiding places, and come back when you are sure. Then I’ll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I’ll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!”So the men of Ziph returned home ahead of Saul. Meanwhile, David and his men had moved into the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah Valley south of Jeshimon.When David heard that Saul and his men were searching for him, he went even farther into the wilderness to the great rock, and he remained there in the wilderness of Maon. But Saul kept after him in the wilderness.

One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover. I yearned for him, but he did not come.So I said to myself,“ I will get up and roam the city, searching in all its streets and squares. I will search for the one I love.” So I searched everywhere but did not find him.The watchmen stopped me as they made their rounds, and I asked,“ Have you seen the one I love?”

They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

“ But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the Lord.“ I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

“ I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.

“ In that day,” says the Lord,“ I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.

“ Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said,“ for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them,‘ I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds,“ Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!

The parched ground will become a pool, and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land. Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish where desert jackals once lived.

But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses.“ Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”

“ When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.

David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him.One day near Horesh, David received the news that Saul was on the way to Ziph to search for him and kill him.Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God.

But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty,

Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.

Make this promise, O women of Jerusalem— If you find my lover, tell him I am weak with love.

I will stop at the shallows of the Jordan River and wait there for a report from you.”