Quotes About Longing

In the morning you will say, ëIf only it were evening!í and in the evening you will say, ëIf only it were morning!í—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.

In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

so he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Wonít you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalomís sister.”

And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnonís death.

Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the kingís heart longed for Absalom.

Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.

The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.

David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?

who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,

I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.

If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:

Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.

Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?

I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.

I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!

If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.

“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,

I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.

Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.

My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?