New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 42

Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.

For the choir director. A Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of the sons of Korah.

1As the deerכְּאַיָּ֗לke.'ai.YalH354pantsתַּעֲרֹ֥גta.'a.RogH6165for the waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325brooksאֲפִֽיקֵי־'a.fi.kei-H650,Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651my soulנַפְשִׁ֨יnaf.ShiH5315pantsתַעֲרֹ֖גta.'a.RogH6165for You, O Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

2My soulH5315thirstsצָמְאָ֬הtza.me.'AhH6770for GodH430, for thelivingחָ֥יchaiH2416Godלְאֵ֪לle.'ElH410;Whenמָתַ֥יma.TaiH4970shall I comeאָב֑וֹא'a.Vo'H935andappearוְ֝אֵרָאֶ֗הve.'e.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440GodH430?

3Mytearsדִמְעָתִ֣יdim.'a.TiH1832have beenהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961my foodלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915, While theysayבֶּאֱמֹ֥רbe.'e.MorH559to me allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117long, “Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346is your GodH430?”

4TheseH428thingsאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428I rememberאֶזְכְּרָ֨ה׀'ez.ke.RahH2142and Ipourוְאֶשְׁפְּכָ֬הve.'esh.pe.KhahH8210out my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315withinעָלַ֨י׀'a.LaiH5921me. For Iused to goH5674alongH5674with the throngבַּסָּךְ֮ba.soKhH5519andleadH1718them in processionH1718to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of GodH430,With the voiceבְּקוֹל־be.kol-H6963ofjoyרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440and thanksgivingוְתוֹדָ֗הve.to.DahH8426,a multitudeהָמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995keepingH2287festivalחוֹגֵֽג׃cho.GegH2287.

5Whyמַה־mah-H4100are youin despairתִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀tish.To.cha.ChiH7817,O my soulH5315? And whyhave you becomeH1993disturbedH1993withinH5921me?Hopeהוֹחִ֣ילִיho.Chi.liH3176in GodH430, for I shallagainע֥וֹדodH5750praiseאוֹדֶ֗נּוּ'o.De.nuH3034Him For thehelpיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444of His presenceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440.

6O my GodH430,my soulH5315isin despairH7817withinH5921me;Thereforeכֵּ֗ןKenH5921 H3651Irememberאֶ֭זְכָּרְךָ'Ez.ka.re.khaH2142You fromthe landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Jordanיַרְדֵּ֑ןyar.DenH3383And the peaks ofHermonוְ֝חֶרְמוֹנִ֗יםve.cher.mo.NimH2769,from Mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Mizarמִצְעָֽר׃mitz.'ArH4706.

7Deepתְּהֽוֹם־te.hom-H8415callsק֭וֹרֵאKo.re'H7121to deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of Your waterfallsצִנּוֹרֶ֑יךָtzi.no.Rei.khaH6794;Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605Yourbreakersמִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867and Your wavesוְ֝גַלֶּ֗יךָve.ga.Lei.khaH1530have rolledעָבָֽרוּ׃'a.Va.ruH5674overH5921me.

8The Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068willcommandיְצַוֶּ֬הye.tza.VehH6680His lovingkindnessחַסְדּ֗וֹchas.DoH2617in the daytimeיוֹמָ֤ם׀yo.MamH3119;And His songשִׁיר֣וֹshi.RoH7892will be with mein the nightוּ֭בַלַּיְלָהU.va.lay.lahH3915,A prayerתְּ֝פִלָּ֗הte.fi.LahH8605tothe Godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410of my lifeH2425.

9I will sayאוֹמְרָ֤ה׀'om.RahH559to GodH410my rockסַלְעִי֮sal.'IH5553, “Whyלָמָ֪הla.MahH4100have You forgottenשְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִיshe.Khach.Ta.niH7911me?Whyלָֽמָּה־la.mah-H4100do I goאֵלֵ֗ךְ'e.LekhH1980mourningקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937because of theoppressionבְּלַ֣חַץbe.La.chatzH3906of the enemyH340?”

10As a shatteringבְּרֶ֤צַח׀be.Re.tzachH7524of my bonesבְּֽעַצְמוֹתַ֗יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106,my adversariesצוֹרְרָ֑יtzo.RaiH6887revileחֵרְפ֥וּנִיche.re.Fu.niH2778me, While theysayH559to me allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117long, “Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346is your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430?”

11Whyמַה־mah-H4100are youin despairתִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀tish.To.cha.ChiH7817,O my soulנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315?And whyוּֽמַה־u.mah-H4100have you becomeH1993disturbedH1993withinעָ֫לָ֥י'a.LaiH5921me?Hopeהוֹחִ֣ילִיho.Chi.liH3176in GodH430,for I shall yetע֣וֹדodH5750praiseאוֹדֶ֑נּוּ'o.De.nuH3034Him, Thehelpיְשׁוּעֹ֥תye.shu.'OtH3444of my countenanceפָּ֝נַ֗יpa.NaiH6440and my GodH430.

Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.

For the choir director. A Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of the sons of Korah.

Commentaries on Psalms 42