I opened the door for my love. But he had left and was gone. My heart sank because he had left. I looked for him but didn’t find him. I called out to him, but he didn’t answer.

我给我的良人开了门；我的良人却已转身走了。他说话的时候，我神不守舍；我寻找他，竟寻不见；我呼叫他，他却不回答。

我为我的良人开了门，我的良人却已转身走了。他说话的时候，我魂不守舍。我寻找他，竟寻不着，我呼叫他，他却不回答。

我为我的良人开了门，我的良人却已转身走了。他说话的时候，我魂不守舍。我寻找他，竟寻不着，我呼叫他，他却不回答。

我为良人开了门，他却已经离开了。他的离去使我心中失落。我到处找他，却找不着；我呼唤他，却得不到回答。

我亲手给我的良人开门，我的良人却已转身走了；我发现他走了，差点昏倒；我到处找他，却找不见，我呼叫他，他却不回答。

我給我的良人開了門；我的良人卻已轉身走了。他說話的時候，我神不守舍；我尋找他，竟尋不見；我呼叫他，他卻不回答。

我為我的良人開了門，我的良人卻已轉身走了。他說話的時候，我魂不守舍。我尋找他，竟尋不着，我呼叫他，他卻不回答。

我為我的良人開了門，我的良人卻已轉身走了。他說話的時候，我魂不守舍。我尋找他，竟尋不着，我呼叫他，他卻不回答。

我為良人開了門，他卻已經離開了。他的離去使我心中失落。我到處找他，卻找不著；我呼喚他，卻得不到回答。

我親手給我的良人開門，我的良人卻已轉身走了；我發現他走了，差點昏倒；我到處找他，卻找不見，我呼叫他，他卻不回答。

我給我的愛人開了門，我的愛人卻已轉身走過去了！唉，他說話時，我都神不守舍了！我尋找他，竟找不着；我呼叫他，他卻不應我。

我為所愛者啟門、惟彼已退而去、彼言時、我則魂消、求之不得、呼之莫應、

門既闢、不見夫子、我思其言、魂不附體、求之弗得、呼之莫應。

我為我之良人啟門、乃我之良人、已轉身而去、我思其所言、神不守舍、我尋之不得、呼之莫應、

I opened for my beloved, but my beloved had left; he was gone. My heart sank at his departure. I looked for him but did not find him. I called him but he did not answer.

I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had turned and gone. My soul failed me when he spoke. I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he gave no answer.

I opened to my lover, but he was gone! My heart sank. I searched for him but could not find him anywhere. I called to him, but there was no reply.

I opened to my love, but my love had turned and gone away. My heart sank because he had left. I sought him, but did not find him. I called him, but he did not answer.

I opened to my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and had gone! My heart went out to him as he spoke. I searched for him but I did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.

I opened for my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and was gone. My heart leaped up when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone. My soul had failed me when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

I opened to my love, but my love had turned and gone away. I was crushed that he had left. I sought him, but did not find him. I called him, but he did not answer.

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself,[ and] was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

I opened for my beloved, but my lover had already turned and gone away. I fell into despair when he departed. I looked for him but did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved left, and had gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I didn’t find him. I called him, but he didn’t answer.

“ I slept, but my heart was awake. Listen! The one who loves me is knocking. He says,‘ My sister, I love you. Open up so I can come in. You are my dove. You are perfect in every way. My head is soaked with dew. The night air has made my hair wet.’

‘ I warn and correct those I love. So be sincere, and turn away from your sins.

“ When I called, they did not listen,” says the Lord.“ So when they called, I would not listen.

My God, my God, why have you deserted me? Why do you seem so far away when I need you to save me? Why do you seem so far away that you can’t hear my groans?My God, I cry out in the daytime. But you don’t answer. I cry out at night. But you don’t let me sleep.

“ Then you will call to me. But I won’t answer. You will look for me. But you won’t find me.

You were like a wife who was deserted. And her heart was broken. You were like a wife who married young. And her husband sent her away. But now I am calling you to come back,” says your God.“ For a brief moment I left you. But because I love you so much, I will bring you back.For a moment I turned my face away from you. I was very angry with you. But I will show you my loving concern. My faithful love will continue forever,” says the Lord. He is the one who set you free.

I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people. I will put my trust in him.

I call out and cry for help. But he won’t listen to me when I pray.

Lord, my Rock, I call out to you. Pay attention to me. If you remain silent, I will die. I will be like those who go down into the grave.

“ You are the most beautiful woman of all. Where has the one who loves you gone? Which way did he turn? We’ll help you look for him.”

A woman from Canaan lived near Tyre and Sidon. She came to him and cried out,“ Lord! Son of David! Have mercy on me! A demon controls my daughter. She is suffering terribly.”Jesus did not say a word. So his disciples came to him. They begged him,“ Send her away. She keeps crying out after us.”Jesus answered,“ I was sent only to the people of Israel. They are like lost sheep.”Then the woman fell to her knees in front of him.“ Lord! Help me!” she said.He replied,“ It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”“ Yes it is, Lord,” she said.“ Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their owner’s table.”Then Jesus said to her,“ Woman, you have great faith! You will be given what you are asking for.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said.“ The rooster will crow,” Jesus had told him.“ Before it does, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” Peter went outside. He broke down and cried.

I’m worn out from calling for help. My throat is very dry. My eyes grow tired looking for my God.

When I came to save you, why didn’t anyone welcome me? When I called out to you, why didn’t anyone answer me? Wasn’t I powerful enough to set you free? Wasn’t I strong enough to save you? I dry up the sea with a single command. I turn rivers into a desert. Then fish rot because they do not have any water. They die because they are thirsty.

Day after day they worship me. They seem ready and willing to know how I want them to live. They act as if they were a nation that does what is right. They act as if they have not turned away from my commands. They claim to want me to give them fair decisions. They seem ready and willing to come near and worship me.

My love put his hand through the opening. My heart began to pound for him.

Israel will come to worship the Lord. They will bring their animals to offer as sacrifices. But they will not find him. He has turned away from them.

God, I remembered you, and I groaned. I thought about you, and I became weak.

I’m crying so much I can’t see very well. Lord, I call out to you every day. I lift up my hands to you in prayer.Do you do wonderful things for those who are dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you?Do those who are dead speak about your love? Do those who are in the grave tell how faithful you are?Are your wonderful deeds known in that dark place? Are your holy acts known in that land where the dead are forgotten?Lord, I cry out to you for help. In the morning I pray to you.Lord, why do you say no to me? Why do you turn your face away from me?

Lord God, you rule over all. How long will you be angry? Will you be angry with your people even when they pray to you?

He asked the Lord for advice. But the Lord didn’t answer him through dreams or prophets. He didn’t answer him when Saul had the priest cast lots by using the Urim.

In days to come, the people of Israel will sing,“ Lord, we will praise you. You were angry with us. But now your anger has turned away from us. And you have brought us comfort.

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.”

Right away the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had spoken to him.“ The rooster will crow twice,” he had said.“ Before it does, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” Peter broke down and cried.

“ 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.

The Lord turned and looked right at Peter. Then Peter remembered what the Lord had spoken to him.“ The rooster will crow today,” Jesus had said.“ Before it does, you will say three times that you don’t know me.”Peter went outside. He broke down and cried.

But the king said,“ You and Joab are sons of Zeruiah. What does this have to do with you? Maybe the Lord said to him,‘ Curse David.’ If he did, who can ask him,‘ Why are you doing this?’ ”

“ My money has been given back,” he said to his brothers.“ Here it is in my sack.” They had a sinking feeling in their hearts. They began to tremble. They turned to one another and said,“ What has God done to us?”

Lord, when you gave me your help, you made Mount Zion stand firm. But when you took away your help, I was terrified.

I will not find fault with my people forever. I will not always be angry with them. If I were, I would cause their spirits to grow weak. The people I created would faint away.