Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 42:1-6

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.

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