# I long for the courts of Yahweh

"I really want to be in the courts of Yahweh"

# the courts of Yahweh

Here "courts" represent the temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# my desire for it has made me exhausted

"my desire has exhausted me" or "I am tired because I want it so much"

# My heart and all of my being call out

Here "heart" represents the whole person. Alternate translation: "I call out with all of my being" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# the living God

This means God is living and he also has the power to cause other things to live.