2Sa_23:15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which [is] by the gate!
Ver. 15. Oh that one would give me drink of the water,] q.d., If wishing were anything, I had as lief as any good, &c. Id certe mallem, quam multum argenti accipere. {a} He had like longings after God. {Psa_42:1-2; Psa_119:5; Psa_119:20}