Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 42:1-11

1 1As the deerH354 pantsH6165 forH5921 streamsH650 of waterH4325,soH3651 my soulH5315 longsH6165 after YouH413, O GodH430.2My soulH5315 thirstsH6770 for GodH430, the livingH2416 GodH410.WhenH4970 shall I comeH935 and appearH7200 inH6440 God’s presenceH430?23My tearsH1832 have beenH1961 my foodH3899both dayH3119 and nightH3915,while men askH559 meH413 all day longH3605 H3117,“WhereH346 is your GodH430?”4These thingsH428 come to mindH2142 as I pour outH8210 H5921 my soulH5315:howH3588 I walkedH5674 with the multitudeH5519,leadingH1718 the festiveH1995 processionH2287 toH5704 the houseH1004 of GodH430with shoutsH6963 of joyH7440 and praiseH8426.

5WhyH4100 are you downcastH7817, O my soulH5315?Why the uneaseH1993 within meH5921?Put your hopeH3176 in GodH430, forH3588 I will yetH5750 praise HimH3034for the salvationH3444 of His presenceH6440.

6O my GodH430, my soulH5315 despairsH7817 within meH5921.ThereforeH5921 H3651 I remember YouH2142from the landH776 of JordanH3383 and the peaks of HermonH2769—even from MountH2022 MizarH4706.7DeepH8415 callsH7121 toH413 deepH8415in the roarH6963 of Your waterfallsH6794;allH3605 Your breakersH4867 and wavesH1530have rolledH5674 over meH5921.8The LORDH3068 decreesH6680 His loving devotionH2617 by dayH3119,and at nightH3915 His songH7892 is with meH5973as a prayerH8605 to the GodH410 of my lifeH2416.

9I sayH559 to GodH410 my RockH5553,“WhyH4100 have You forgotten meH7911?WhyH4100 must I walkH1980 in sorrowH6937because of the enemy’sH341 oppressionH3906?”10Like the crushingH7524 of my bonesH6106,my enemiesH6887 taunt meH2778,while they sayH559 to meH413 allH3605 day longH3117,“WhereH346 is your GodH430?”

11WhyH4100 are you downcastH7817, O my soulH5315?WhyH4100 the uneaseH1993 within meH5921?Put your hopeH3176 in GodH430, forH3588 I will yetH5750 praise HimH3034,my SaviorH3444 H6440 and my GodH430.

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? ↩