New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 42

Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.

For the music director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.

1 1As the deerH354 2pantsH6165 for the waterH4325 brooksH650, SoH3651 my soulH5315 3 4pantsH6165 for You, 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?”4I rememberH2142 theseH428 thingsH428 and 11pourH8210 outH8210 my soulH5315 withinH5921 me. For I 12used to goH5674 overH5674 with the multitudeH5519 and walkH1718 them to the houseH1004 of GodH430, With a voiceH6963 of 13joyH7440 and thanksgivingH8426, a multitudeH1995 celebratingH2287 aH2287 festivalH2287.

5 14WhyH4100 are you 15 16in despairH7817, my soulH5315? And why areH1993 you 17restlessH1993 withinH5921 me? 18WaitH3176 for GodH430, for I will 19againH5750 praiseH3034 20Him For the 21 22helpH3444 of His 23presenceH6440, my GodH430.6My 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 passedH5674 overH5921 me.8The LordH3068 will 30sendH6680 His goodnessH2617 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 aboutH1980 34mourningH6937 35because of the 36oppressionH3906 of the enemyH340?”10As a shatteringH7524 of my bonesH6106, my adversariesH6887 tauntH2778 me, While they 37sayH559 to me allH3605 dayH3117 long, “WhereH346 is your GodH430?”11 38WhyH4100 are you 39in despairH7817, my soulH5315? And whyH4100 areH1993 you restlessH1993 withinH5921 me? WaitH3176 for GodH430, for I will againH5750 praiseH3034 40Him For the 41helpH3444 of His presenceH6440, my GodH430.

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 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 Ps 100:4 ↩
14. Psalms 42:5 Ps 42:11; 43:5 ↩
15. Psalms 42:5 Lit dissolved away ↩
16. Psalms 42:5 Ps 38:6; Matt 26:38 ↩
17. Psalms 42:5 Ps 77:3 ↩
18. Psalms 42:5 Ps 71:14; Lam 3:24 ↩
19. Psalms 42:5 Or still ↩
20. Psalms 42:5 Some ancient versions Him, the help of my face and my God ↩
21. Psalms 42:5 Or saving acts of ↩
22. Psalms 42:5 Ps 44:3 ↩
23. Psalms 42:5 Or presence. O my God, my soul... ↩
24. Psalms 42:6 Or dissolved away ↩
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 dissolved away ↩
40. Psalms 42:11 As in some ancient mss, cf. v 5; MT Him, the help of my face and my God ↩
41. Psalms 42:11 Or saving acts of ↩

Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.

For the music director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.

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