1:20a Even the beasts of the field pant for You,

Even the animals who live in the wild gasp/cry out to you (sing.),
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Even the forest/bush animals ⌊like human beings⌋ look to you (sing.) for help, ⌊God/Yahweh⌋ ,

1:20b for the streams of water have dried up,

for all the streams ⌊they drink from⌋ have dried up,
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because all the rivers have dried up

1:20c and fire has consumed the open pastures.

and fire has consumed/burnt the meadows/pasture in the countryside.
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and the grass throughout the bush/grasslands has been burnt/destroyed.

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