Psa 42:1-2, 63:1, 84:2, Song 5:8, Joh 21:15-19, Act 20:24, 21:13 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . A Maskil of the Sons of Korah . As a deer pants for flowing streams , so pants my soul for you, O God .

1 ^cAs a deer pants for flowing streams,
so pants my soul for you, O God.
2 ^dMy soul thirsts for God,
for ^ethe living God.
When shall I come and ^fappear before God? ^{▼▼Revocalization yields and see the face of God}

Psalms 63:1

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, ^hwhen he was in the wilderness of Judah.

1 O God, you are my God; ⁱearnestly I seek you;
^jmy soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in ^ka dry and weary land where there is no water.

Psalms 84:2

2 My soul ^llongs, yes, ^mfaints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
to ⁿthe living God.

Song of Solomon 5:8

8 I ^oadjure you, O ^pdaughters of Jerusalem,
if you find my beloved,
that you tell him
^qI am sick with love.

John 21:15-19

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had ^rfinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^s“Simon, ^tson of John, ^udo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed ^vmy lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, ^w“Tend ^xmy sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him ^ythe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^zyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^aamy sheep. 18 ^abTruly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, ^acyou used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 (This he said to show ^adby what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, ^ae“Follow me.”

Acts 20:24

24 But ^afI do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only ^agI may finish my course and ^ahthe ministry ^aithat I received from the Lord Jesus, ^ajto testify to ^akthe gospel of ^althe grace of God.

Acts 21:13

13 Then Paul answered, ^am“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For ^anI am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem ^aofor the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Psalms 42:1-2

Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?

To the choirmaster. A Maskil ▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term of bthe Sons of Korah.