Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 42:1-3

1 1As the deer pants for streams of water,so my soul longs after You, O God.2My soul thirsts for God, the living God.When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?23My tears have been my foodboth day and night,while men ask me all day long,“Where is your God?”

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Notes

1. Psalms 42:1 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. Psalms 42:2 Or and see the face of God? ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 42

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Calvin’s Commentaries
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
The Treasury of David
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings