As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.