New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 42:1-6

1 1As the deerH354 2pantsH6165 for the waterH4325 brooksH650, SoH3651 my soulH5315 3 4pantsH6165 for You, O GodH430.2My soulH5315 5thirstsH6770 for GodH430, for the 6livingH2416 GodH410; WhenH4970 shall I comeH935 and 7 8appearH7200 beforeH6440 GodH430?3My 9tearsH1832 have beenH1961 my foodH3899 dayH3119 and nightH3915, While they 10sayH559 to me allH3605 dayH3117 long, “WhereH346 is your GodH430?”4TheseH428 thingsH428 I rememberH2142 and I 11pourH8210 out my soulH5315 withinH5921 me. For I 12used to goH5674 alongH5674 with the throngH5519 and 13leadH1718 them in processionH1718 to the houseH1004 of GodH430, With the voiceH6963 of 14joyH7440 and thanksgivingH8426, a multitudeH1995 keepingH2287 festivalH2287.

5 15WhyH4100 are you 16 17in despairH7817, O my soulH5315? And why have you becomeH1993 18disturbedH1993 withinH5921 me? 19 20HopeH3176 in GodH430, for I shall 21againH5750 praiseH3034 22Him For the 23 24helpH3444 of His presenceH6440.6O my GodH430, my soulH5315 is 25in despairH7817 withinH5921 me; ThereforeH5921 H3651 I 26rememberH2142 You from 27the landH776 of the JordanH3383 And the 28peaks of 29HermonH2769, from MountH2022 MizarH4706.

Notes

1. Psalms 42:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm ↩
2. Psalms 42:1 Lit longs for ↩
3. Psalms 42:1 Lit longs for ↩
4. Psalms 42:1 Ps 119:131 ↩
5. Psalms 42:2 Ps 63:1; 84:2; 143:6 ↩
6. 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 ↩
7. Psalms 42:2 Some mss read see the face of God ↩
8. Psalms 42:2 Ex 23:17; Ps 43:4; 84:7 ↩
9. Psalms 42:3 Ps 80:5; 102:9 ↩
10. Psalms 42:3 Ps 79:10; 115:2; Joel 2:17; Mic 7:10 ↩
11. Psalms 42:4 1 Sam 1:15; Job 30:16; Ps 62:8; Lam 2:19 ↩
12. Psalms 42:4 Ps 55:14; 122:1; Is 30:29 ↩
13. Psalms 42:4 Or move slowly with them ↩
14. Psalms 42:4 Ps 100:4 ↩
15. Psalms 42:5 Ps 42:11; 43:5 ↩
16. Psalms 42:5 Or sunk down ↩
17. Psalms 42:5 Ps 38:6; Matt 26:38 ↩
18. Psalms 42:5 Ps 77:3 ↩
19. Psalms 42:5 Or Wait for ↩
20. Psalms 42:5 Ps 71:14; Lam 3:24 ↩
21. Psalms 42:5 Or still ↩
22. Psalms 42:5 Some ancient versions read Him, the help of my countenance and my God ↩
23. Psalms 42:5 Or saving acts of ↩
24. Psalms 42:5 Ps 44:3 ↩
25. Psalms 42:6 Or sunk down ↩
26. Psalms 42:6 Ps 61:2 ↩
27. Psalms 42:6 2 Sam 17:22 ↩
28. Psalms 42:6 Lit Hermons ↩
29. Psalms 42:6 Deut 3:8 ↩