Song of Solomon 3:1-3

Expanded Bible

3 ·At night [or During many nights] on my bed,
    I ·looked [searched] for the one ·I love [my soul loves];
    I ·looked [searched] for him, but I could not find him.
² I ·got [rose] up and went around the city,
    in the streets and ·squares [public areas],
·looking [searching] for the one ·I love [my soul loves].
    I ·looked [searched] for him, but I could not find him.
³ The ·watchmen [guards; ^Cancient equivalent to the police] found me as they patrolled the city,
    so I asked, “Have you seen the one ·I love [^Lmy soul loves]?”