Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 42

Psalms 42–72

As the Deer Pants for the Water

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.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.

1As the deerכְּאַיָּ֗לke.'ai.YalH354pantsתַּעֲרֹ֥גta.'a.RogH6165forעַל־'al-H5921streamsאֲפִֽיקֵי־'a.fi.kei-H650of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651my soulנַפְשִׁ֨יnaf.ShiH5315longsתַעֲרֹ֖גta.'a.RogH6165after Youאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,O Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

2My soulH5315thirstsצָמְאָ֬הtza.me.'AhH6770for GodH430,the livingחָ֥יchaiH2416Godלְאֵ֪לle.'ElH410.Whenמָתַ֥יma.TaiH4970shall I comeאָב֑וֹא'a.Vo'H935and appearוְ֝אֵרָאֶ֗הve.'e.ra.'EhH7200inפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440God’s presenceH430?

3My tearsדִמְעָתִ֣יdim.'a.TiH1832have beenהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961myfoodלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899bothdayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,while men askבֶּאֱמֹ֥רbe.'e.MorH559meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413all day longכָּל־ הַ֝יּ֗וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605 H3117, “Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346is your GodH430?”

4These thingsאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428come to mindאֶזְכְּרָ֨ה׀'ez.ke.RahH2142as I pour outוְאֶשְׁפְּכָ֬ה עָלַ֨י׀ve.'esh.pe.Khah 'a.LaiH8210 H5921my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315:howכִּ֤יkiH3588I walkedאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר׀'e.'e.VorH5674with the multitudeבַּסָּךְ֮ba.soKhH5519,leadingאֶדַּדֵּ֗ם'ed.da.DemH1718the festiveהָמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995processionחוֹגֵֽג׃cho.GegH2287toעַד־'ad-H5704the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of GodH430with shoutsבְּקוֹל־be.kol-H6963of joyרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440and praiseוְתוֹדָ֗הve.to.DahH8426.

5Whyמַה־mah-H4100are you downcastתִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀tish.To.cha.ChiH7817,O my soulH5315?Why the uneaseוַתֶּהֱמִ֪יva.te.he.MiH1993within meH5921?Put your hopeהוֹחִ֣ילִיho.Chi.liH3176in GodH430,forH3588I will yetע֥וֹדodH5750praise Himאוֹדֶ֗נּוּ'o.De.nuH3034for the salvationיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444of His presenceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440.

6O my GodH430,my soulH5315despairsH7817within meH5921.Thereforeכֵּ֗ןKenH5921 H3651I remember Youאֶ֭זְכָּרְךָ'Ez.ka.re.khaH2142from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Jordanיַרְדֵּ֑ןyar.DenH3383and the peaks of Hermonוְ֝חֶרְמוֹנִ֗יםve.cher.mo.NimH2769— evenfrom Mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Mizarמִצְעָֽר׃mitz.'ArH4706.

7Deepתְּהֽוֹם־te.hom-H8415callsק֭וֹרֵאKo.re'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415in the roarלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of Your waterfallsצִנּוֹרֶ֑יךָtzi.no.Rei.khaH6794;allכָּֽל־kal-H3605Your breakersמִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867and wavesוְ֝גַלֶּ֗יךָve.ga.Lei.khaH1530have rolledעָבָֽרוּ׃'a.Va.ruH5674over meH5921.

8The LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068decreesיְצַוֶּ֬הye.tza.VehH6680His loving devotionחַסְדּ֗וֹchas.DoH2617by dayיוֹמָ֤ם׀yo.MamH3119,and at nightוּ֭בַלַּיְלָהU.va.lay.lahH3915His songשִׁיר֣וֹshi.RoH7892is with meעִמִּ֑י'i.MiH5973asa prayerתְּ֝פִלָּ֗הte.fi.LahH8605to the Godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410of my lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416.

9I sayאוֹמְרָ֤ה׀'om.RahH559to GodH410my Rockסַלְעִי֮sal.'IH5553, “Whyלָמָ֪הla.MahH4100have You forgotten meשְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִיshe.Khach.Ta.niH7911?Whyלָֽמָּה־la.mah-H4100must I walkאֵלֵ֗ךְ'e.LekhH1980in sorrowקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937because of the enemy’sאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341oppressionבְּלַ֣חַץbe.La.chatzH3906?”

10Like the crushingבְּרֶ֤צַח׀be.Re.tzachH7524of my bonesבְּֽעַצְמוֹתַ֗יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106,my enemiesצוֹרְרָ֑יtzo.RaiH6887taunt meחֵרְפ֥וּנִיche.re.Fu.niH2778,while they sayH559to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, “Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346is your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430?”

11Whyמַה־mah-H4100are you downcastתִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀tish.To.cha.ChiH7817,O my soulנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315?Whyוּֽמַה־u.mah-H4100the uneaseתֶּהֱמִ֪יte.he.MiH1993within meעָ֫לָ֥י'a.LaiH5921?Put your hopeהוֹחִ֣ילִיho.Chi.liH3176in GodH430,forכִּי־ki-H3588I will yetע֣וֹדodH5750praise Himאוֹדֶ֑נּוּ'o.De.nuH3034,my Saviorיְשׁוּעֹ֥ת פָּ֝נַ֗יye.shu.'Ot pa.NaiH3444 H6440and my GodH430.

Psalms 42–72

As the Deer Pants for the Water

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.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.

Commentaries on Psalms 42