Psa 42 | ABEn | STEP | To the director; for contemplation to the sons of Korah. In which manner [ 3 longs 1 the 2 stag] after the springs of the waters, so [ 2 longs 1 my soul] after you, O God.

Psalms 42

PSALM 42

The Disturbed Soul Thirsts for God

To the director; for contemplation to the sons of Korah.

1 In which manner [³longs ¹the ²stag] after the springs of the waters, so [²longs ¹my soul] after you, O God. 2 [²thirsted ¹My soul] for [⁴God ¹the ²mighty ³living]. When shall I come and appear in front of God? 3 [²became ¹My tears] bread for me day and night, while saying to me each day, Where is your God? 4 These things I remembered, and [²poured out ³upon ⁴me ¹my soul], for I shall go through to the place [²tent ¹of the wonderful], unto the house of God, with a voice of exultation, and acknowledgment of the sound of the solemnizing a holiday. 5 Why are you dejected, O my soul? and why do you disturb me? Hope upon God! for I shall acknowledge to him the deliverance of my person. 6 O my God, to myself my soul was disturbed; on account of this I will remember you from the land of Jordan, and Hermons, from [²mountain ¹the small]. 7 The deep [²the deep ¹calls] at the sound of your torrents; all your crests and your waves [²over ³me ¹went]. 8 By day the lord gives charge to his mercy, and at night his ode shall be with me -- a prayer to the God of my life. 9 I will say to God, [²shielder ¹You are my]; why did you forget me? Why [²looking downcast ¹do I go] at the squeezing by the enemy? 10 In the breaking in pieces of my bones, [⁴berated ⁵me ¹the ones ²afflicting ³me]; while in their saying to me accordingly each day, Where is your God? 11 Why are you dejected, O my soul? and why do you disturb me? Hope upon God! for I shall acknowledge to him the deliverance of my person, and my God.