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Psalm 42

BOOK II

Psalms 42–72

As the Deer Pants for the Water

verse 1For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.a

As the deer pants for streams of water,

so my soul longs after You, O God.

verse 2My soul thirsts for God, the living God.

When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?b

verse 3My tears have been my food

both day and night,

while men ask me all day long,

“Where is your God?”

verse 4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul:

how I walked with the multitude,

leading the festive procession to the house of God

with shouts of joy and praise.

verse 5Why are you downcast, O my soul?

Why the unease within me?

Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him

for the salvation of His presence.

verse 6O my God, my soul despairs within me.

Therefore I remember You

from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon —

even from Mount Mizar.

verse 7Deep calls to deep

in the roar of Your waterfalls;

all Your breakers and waves

have rolled over me.

verse 8The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day,

and at night His song is with me

as a prayer to the God of my life.

verse 9I say to God my Rock,

“Why have You forgotten me?

Why must I walk in sorrow

because of the enemy’s oppression?”

verse 10Like the crushing of my bones,

my enemies taunt me,

while they say to me all day long,

“Where is your God?”

verse 11Why are you downcast, O my soul?

Why the unease within me?

Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him,

my Savior and my God.

Translation notes

  1. a 1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm. Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.
  2. b 2 Or and see the face of God?

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) Source: Berean.Bible