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For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah.

[1] As the deer pants for the water brooks,
so my soul pants after you, God.§
[2] My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?
[3] My tears have been my food day and night,
while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”
[4] These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me,
how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house,
with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
[5] Why are you in despair, my soul?
Why are you disturbed within me?
Hope in God!
For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
[6] My God, my soul is in despair within me.
Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan,
the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.
[7] Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls.
All your waves and your billows have swept over me. [8] Yahweh§ will command his loving kindness in the daytime.
In the night his song shall be with me:
a prayer to the God of my life.
[9] I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
[10] As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me,
while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”
[11] Why are you in despair, my soul?
Why are you disturbed within me?
Hope in God! For I shall still praise him,
the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

Footnotes

  1. § 42:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
  2. § 42:8 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
King James Version

To the chief Musician, H5329 (PielPtc) Maschil, H4905 (HiphPtc) for the sons H1121 of Korah. H7141

[1] As the hart H354 panteth H6165 (QalImpf)§ after the water H4325 brooks, H650
So panteth H6165 (QalImpf) my soul H5315 after thee, O God. H430
[2] My soul H5315 thirsteth H6770 (QalPerf) for God, H430 for the living H2416 God: H410
When shall I come H935 (QalImpf) and appear H7200 (NiphImpf) before H6440 God? H430
[3] My tears H1832 have been my meat H3899 day H3119 and night, H3915
While they continually H3117 say H559 (QalInf) unto me, Where is thy God? H430
[4] When I remember H2142 (QalImpf) these things, I pour out H8210 (QalImpf) my soul H5315 in me:
For I had gone H5674 (QalImpf) with the multitude, H5519 I went H1718 (HithImpf) with them to the house H1004 of God, H430
With the voice H6963 of joy H7440 and praise, H8426
With a multitude H1995 that kept holyday. H2287 (QalActPtc)
[5] Why art thou cast down, H7817 (HiplImpf)§ O my soul? H5315
And why art thou disquieted H1993 (QalImpf) in me?
Hope H3176 (HiphImpv) thou in God: H430
For I shall yet praise H3034 (HiphImpf)§ him For the help H3444 of his countenance. H6440§
[6] O my God, H430 my soul H5315 is cast down H7817 (HiplImpf) within me:
Therefore will I remember H2142 (QalImpf) thee from the land H776 of Jordan, H3383 and of the Hermonites, H2769 from the hill H2022 Mizar. H4706
[7] Deep H8415 calleth H7121 (QalActPtc) unto deep H8415 at the noise H6963 of thy waterspouts: H6794
All thy waves H4867 and thy billows H1530 are gone H5674 (QalPerf) over me.
[8] Yet the Lord H3068 will command H6680 (PielImpf) his lovingkindness H2617 in the daytime, H3119
And in the night H3915 his song H7892 shall be with me, and my prayer H8605 unto the God H410 of my life. H2416
[9] I will say H559 (QalImpf) unto God H410 my rock, H5553 why hast thou forgotten H7911 (QalPerf) me?
Why go H3212 (QalImpf) I mourning H6937 (QalActPtc) because of the oppression H3906 of the enemy? H341 (QalActPtc)
[10] As with a sword§ H7524 in my bones, H6106
Mine enemies H6887 (QalActPtc) reproach H2778 (PielPerf) me;
While they say H559 (QalInf) daily H3117 unto me,
Where is thy God? H430
[11] Why art thou cast down, H7817 (HiplImpf) O my soul? H5315
And why art thou disquieted H1993 (QalImpf) within me?
Hope H3176 (HiphImpv) thou in God; H430
For I shall yet praise H3034 (HiphImpf) him, who is the health H3444 of my countenance, H6440 and my God. H430

Footnotes

  1. § 42:1 Heb. brayeth
  2. § 42:5a Heb. bowed down
  3. § 42:5b Or, give thanks
  4. § 42:5c Or, his presence is salvation
  5. § 42:10 Or, killing
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