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 deerH354 1pantsH6165 for the waterH4325 brooksH650, SoH3651 my soulH5315 2 3pantsH6165 for You, O GodH430.2My soulH5315 4thirstsH6770 for GodH430, for the 5livingH2416 GodH410; WhenH4970 shall I comeH935 and 6 7appearH7200 beforeH6440 GodH430?3My 8tearsH1832 have beenH1961 my foodH3899 dayH3119 and nightH3915, While they 9sayH559 to me allH3605 dayH3117 long, “WhereH346 is your GodH430?”4TheseH428 thingsH428 I rememberH2142 and I 10pourH8210 out my soulH5315 withinH5921 me. For I 11used to goH5674 alongH5674 with the throngH5519 and 12leadH1718 them in processionH1718 to the houseH1004 of GodH430, With the voiceH6963 of 13joyH7440 and thanksgivingH8426, a multitudeH1995 keepingH2287 festivalH2287.

5 14WhyH4100 are you 15 16in despairH7817, O my soulH5315? And why have you becomeH1993 17disturbedH1993 withinH5921 me? 18 19HopeH3176 in GodH430, for I shall 20againH5750 praiseH3034 21Him For the 22 23helpH3444 of His presenceH6440.6O my GodH430, my soulH5315 is 24in despairH7817 withinH5921 me; ThereforeH5921 H3651 I 25rememberH2142 You from 26the landH776 of the JordanH3383 And the 27peaks of 28HermonH2769, from MountH2022 MizarH4706.7DeepH8415 callsH7121 to deepH8415 at the soundH6963 of Your waterfallsH6794; AllH3605 Your 29breakersH4867 and Your wavesH1530 have rolledH5674 overH5921 me.8The LordH3068 will 30commandH6680 His lovingkindnessH2617 in the daytimeH3119; And His songH7892 will be with me 31in the nightH3915, A prayerH8605 to 32the GodH410 of my lifeH2425.

9I will sayH559 to GodH410 33my rockH5553, “WhyH4100 have You forgottenH7911 me? WhyH4100 do I goH1980 34mourningH6937 35because of the 36oppressionH3906 of the enemyH340?”10As a shatteringH7524 of my bonesH6106, my adversariesH6887 revileH2778 me, While they 37sayH559 to me allH3605 dayH3117 long, “WhereH346 is your GodH430?”11 38WhyH4100 are you 39in despairH7817, O my soulH5315? And whyH4100 have you becomeH1993 disturbedH1993 withinH5921 me? 40HopeH3176 in GodH430, for I shall yetH5750 praiseH3034 Him, The 41helpH3444 of my countenanceH6440 and my GodH430.

Notes

1. Psalms 42:1 Lit longs for ↩
2. Psalms 42:1 Lit longs for ↩
3. Psalms 42:1 Ps 119:131 ↩
4. Psalms 42:2 Ps 63:1; 84:2; 143:6 ↩
5. Psalms 42:2 Josh 3:10; Ps 84:2; Jer 10:10; Dan 6:26; Matt 26:63; Rom 9:26; 1 Thess 1:9 ↩
6. Psalms 42:2 Some mss read see the face of God ↩
7. Psalms 42:2 Ex 23:17; Ps 43:4; 84:7 ↩
8. Psalms 42:3 Ps 80:5; 102:9 ↩
9. Psalms 42:3 Ps 79:10; 115:2; Joel 2:17; Mic 7:10 ↩
10. Psalms 42:4 1 Sam 1:15; Job 30:16; Ps 62:8; Lam 2:19 ↩
11. Psalms 42:4 Ps 55:14; 122:1; Is 30:29 ↩
12. Psalms 42:4 Or move slowly with them ↩
13. Psalms 42:4 Ps 100:4 ↩
14. Psalms 42:5 Ps 42:11; 43:5 ↩
15. Psalms 42:5 Or sunk down ↩
16. Psalms 42:5 Ps 38:6; Matt 26:38 ↩
17. Psalms 42:5 Ps 77:3 ↩
18. Psalms 42:5 Or Wait for ↩
19. Psalms 42:5 Ps 71:14; Lam 3:24 ↩
20. Psalms 42:5 Or still ↩
21. Psalms 42:5 Some ancient versions read Him, the help of my countenance and my God ↩
22. Psalms 42:5 Or saving acts of ↩
23. Psalms 42:5 Ps 44:3 ↩
24. Psalms 42:6 Or sunk down ↩
25. Psalms 42:6 Ps 61:2 ↩
26. Psalms 42:6 2 Sam 17:22 ↩
27. Psalms 42:6 Lit Hermons ↩
28. Psalms 42:6 Deut 3:8 ↩
29. Psalms 42:7 Ps 69:1, 2; 88:7; Jon 2:3 ↩
30. Psalms 42:8 Ps 57:3; 133:3 ↩
31. Psalms 42:8 Job 35:10; Ps 16:7; 63:6; 77:6; 149:5 ↩
32. Psalms 42:8 Eccl 5:18; 8:15 ↩
33. Psalms 42:9 Ps 18:2 ↩
34. Psalms 42:9 Ps 38:6 ↩
35. Psalms 42:9 Or while the enemy oppresses ↩
36. Psalms 42:9 Ps 17:9 ↩
37. Psalms 42:10 Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 ↩
38. Psalms 42:11 Ps 42:5; 43:5 ↩
39. Psalms 42:11 Or sunk down ↩
40. Psalms 42:11 Or Wait for ↩
41. Psalms 42:11 Or saving acts of ↩

Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.

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

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