1  As a deer pants for flowing streams,

so pants my soul for you, O God.

2  ^tMy soul thirsts for God,

for the living God.

When shall I come and ^uappear before God?²

1  O God, you are my God; ^bearnestly I seek you;

^cmy soul thirsts for you;

my flesh faints for you,

as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

20  My soul is consumed with ^klonging

for your rules¹ at all times.

81  My soul longs for your salvation;

I hope in your word.

6  I stretch out my hands to you;

^emy soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah

9  My soul yearns for you in the night;

my spirit within me ^learnestly seeks you.

For when your judgments are in the earth,

the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.