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My heart panted,
    fearfulness overwhelmed me;
the night for which I longed
    has turned into trembling for me.

Prepare the table,
    watch in the watchtower,
    eat and drink.
Arise, you princes,
    and oil the shields.

For thus the Lord has said to me:

“Go, station a watchman;
    let him declare what he sees.

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My heart(A) falters,
    fear makes me tremble;(B)
the twilight I longed for
    has become a horror(C) to me.

They set the tables,
    they spread the rugs,
    they eat, they drink!(D)
Get up, you officers,
    oil the shields!(E)

This is what the Lord says to me:

“Go, post a lookout(F)
    and have him report what he sees.

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