Psalm 42
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1 For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, God. 1For 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, my God.
2I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and appear before God? 2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
3My tears have been my food day and night, while all day long people say to me," Where is your God?" 3My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
4I remember this as I pour out my heart: how I walked with many, leading the festive procession to the house of God, with joyful and thankful shouts. 4These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.
5Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him, my Savior and my God. 5Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
6I am deeply depressed; therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. 6My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon--from Mount Mizar.
7Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and Your billows have swept over me. 7Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
8The LORD will send His faithful love by day; His song will be with me in the night-- a prayer to the God of my life. 8By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me-- a prayer to the God of my life.
9I will say to God, my rock," Why have You forgotten me? Why must I go about in sorrow because of the enemy's oppression?" 9I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?"
10My adversaries taunt me, as if crushing my bones, while all day long they say to me," Where is your God?" 10My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
11Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him, my Savior and my God. 11Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
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