1Bride: On my bed, throughout the night, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, and did not find him.
2O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways. 3By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory. 4For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise. 5So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name. 6Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips. 7When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you. 8For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings. 9My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.