BOOK TWO: Psalms 42—72 Yearning for God in the Midst of Distresses
To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of the sons of Korah.
aI pour out my soul within me.
For I used to go with the multitude;
bI went with them to the house of God,
With the voice of joy and praise,
With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.
And why are you disquieted within me?
bHope in God, for I shall yet praise Him
1For the help of His countenance.
Therefore I will remember You from1 the land of the Jordan,
And from the heights of Hermon,
From the Hill Mizar.
aAll Your waves and billows have gone over me.
And bin the night His song shall be with me—
A prayer to the God of my life.
a“Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
My enemies1 reproach me,
aWhile they say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The1 help of my countenance and my God.
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American Standard Version
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Amplified® Bible
AS THE hart pants {and} longs for the water brooks, so I pant {and} long for You, O God.
Contemporary English Version
(A special psalm for the people of Korah and for the music leader.) As a deer gets thirsty for streams of water, I truly am thirsty for you, my God.
Darby English Version
{To the chief Musician. An instruction; of the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Good News Bible
As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God.
King James Version
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
New American Standard Bible
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.
New International Version
For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah.
As the deer pants for streams of water,so my soul pants for you, O God.
New King James Version
So pants my soul for You, O God.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.
Revised Standard Version
To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.
Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God.
| << Psalms 41:13 | Psalms 42:2 >> |
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