A Levite is in exile. Saddened that he cannot go to Jehovah’s sanctuary to worship, he consoles himself, saying: “Why are you in despair, O my soul, and why are you boisterous within me?
Leviit, kes tunneb Babüloni vangipõlves kurvastust selle üle, et ta ei saa kummardada Jehoovat tema pühamus, lohutab end sõnadega: „Miks sa oled nii rõhutud, mu hing, ja nii rahutu mu sees?