NASB — Psalms 42 — KJV

BOOK 2

Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.

  1 As the deer° Ipants° for the water° brooks°,
  So° my soul° Iapants° for You, O God°.
  2 My soul° athirsts° for God°, for the bliving° God°;
  When° shall I come° and Icappear° before° God°?
  3 My atears° have been° my food° day° and night°,
  While [they] bsay° to me all° day° long, “Where° is your God°?”
  4 These° things° I remember° and I apour° out my soul° within° me.
  For I bused to go° along° with the throng° [and] Ilead° them in procession° to the house° of God°,
  With the voice° of cjoy° and thanksgiving°, a multitude° keeping° festival°.

[1] Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm ILit longs for aPs 119:131
[2] ISome mss read see the face of God aPs 63:1; 84:2; 143:6 bJsh 3:10; Ps 84:2; Jr 10:10; Dn 6:26; Mt 26:63; Ro 9:26; 1Th 1:9 cEx 23:17; Ps 43:4; 84:7
[3] aPs 80:5; 102:9 bPs 79:10; 115:2; Jol 2:17; Mi 7:10
[4] IOr move slowly with them a1S 1:15; Jb 30:16; Ps 62:8; Lm 2:19 bPs 55:14; 122:1; Is 30:29 cPs 100:4

  5aWhy° are you Ibin despair°, O my soul°?
  And [why] have you become° cdisturbed° within° me?
  IIdHope° in God°, for I shall IIIagain° praise° IVHim
  [For] the Vehelp° of His presence°.
  6 O my God°, my soul° is Iin despair° within° me;
  Therefore°° I aremember° You from bthe land° of the Jordan°
  And the IIpeaks of cHermon°, from Mount° Mizar°.
  7 Deep° calls° to deep° at the sound° of Your waterfalls°;
  All° Your abreakers° and Your waves° have rolled° over° me.
  8 The LORD° will acommand° His lovingkindness° in the daytime°;
  And His song° will be with me bin the night°,
  A prayer° to cthe God° of my life°.

[5] IOr sunk down IIOr Wait for IIIOr still IVSome ancient versions read Him, the help of my countenance and my God VOr saving acts of aPs 42:11; 43:5 bPs 38:6; Mt 26:38 cPs 77:3 dPs 71:14; Lm 3:24 ePs 44:3
[6] IOr sunk down IILit Hermons aPs 61:2 b2S 17:22 cDt 3:8
[7] aPs 69:1, 2; 88:7; Jna 2:3
[8] aPs 57:3; 133:3 bJb 35:10; Ps 16:7; 63:6; 77:6; 149:5 cEc 5:18; 8:15

  9 ¶ I will say° to God° amy rock°, “Why° have You forgotten° me?
  Why° do I go° bmourning° Ibecause of the coppression° of the enemy°?”
  10 As a shattering° of my bones°, my adversaries° revile° me,
  While they asay° to me all° day° long, “Where° is your God°?”
  11 aWhy° are you Iin despair°, O my soul°?
  And why° have you become° disturbed° within° me?
  IIHope° in God°, for I shall yet° praise° Him,
  The IIIhelp° of my countenance° and my God°.

[9] IOr while the enemy oppresses aPs 18:2 bPs 38:6 cPs 17:9
[10] aPs 42:3; Jol 2:17
[11] IOr sunk down IIOr Wait for IIIOr saving acts of aPs 42:5; 43:5


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David's zeal to serve God in the Temple.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºª Maschil,ºª for the sonsº of Korah.]]º As the hartº pantethºª after² the waterº brooks,º so² pantethºª my soulº after² thee, O God.º 2 My soulº thirstethºª for God,º for the livingº God:º when² shall I comeºª and appearºª beforeº God?º 3 My tearsº have been² my meatº dayº and night,º while they continuallyº² sayºª unto² me, Where² [is] thy God?º 4 When I rememberºª these² [things], I pour outºª my soulº in² me: for² I had goneºª with the multitude,º I wentºª with them to² the houseº of God,º with the voiceº of joyº and praise,º with a multitudeº that kept holyday.ºª

[1] Nu 16:1, 32; 26:11; 1Ch 6:33; 25:1; Ps 44:1; 45:1; 46:1; 47:1; 48:1; 49:1; 63:1; 84:1, 2; 85:1; 143:6; Is 26:8.
[2] Jb 23:3; Ps 27:4; 36:8; 63:1; 84:4, 10; Jr 2:13; 10:10; Jn 5:26; 7:37; 1Th 1:9; Rv 22:1.
[3] 2S 16:12; Ps 3:2; 22:8; 42:10; 79:10, 12; 80:5; 102:9; 115:2.
[4] Dt 16:11, 14; Ru 1:21; 1S 1:15; 1Ch 15:15; 16:1; 2Ch 7:10; 30:23; Jb 29:2; 30:1, 16; Ps 62:8; 81:1; 122:1; Is 30:29; Lm 4:1; Na 1:15; Lk 16:25.

He encourageth his soul to trust in God.

5 Why² art thou cast down,ºª O my soul?º and [why] art thou disquietedºª in² me? hopeºª thou in God:º for² I shall yet² praiseºª him [for] the helpº of his countenance.º 6 O my God,º my soulº is cast downºª within² me: therefore²² will I rememberºª thee from the landº² of Jordan,º and of the Hermonites,º from the hillº² Mizar.º 7 Deepº callethºª unto² deepº at the noiseº of thy waterspouts:º all² thy wavesº and thy billowsº are goneºª over² me. 8 [Yet] the LORDº will commandºª his lovingkindnessº in the daytime,º and in the nightº his songº [shall be] with² me, [and] my prayerº unto the Godº of my life.º 9 I will sayºª unto Godº my rock,º Why² hast thou forgottenºª me? why² go¹ª² I mourningºª because of the oppressionº of the enemy?ºª 10 [As] with a swordº in my bones,º mine enemiesºª reproachºª me; while they sayºª dailyº² unto² me, Where² [is] thy God?º 11 Why² art thou cast down,ºª O my soul?º and why² art thou disquietedºª within² me? hopeºª thou in God:º for² I shall yet² praiseºª him, [who is] the healthº of my countenance,º and my God.º

[5] Nu 6:26; 1S 30:6; Jb 13:15; Ps 27:13; 35:14; 37:7; 42:11; 43:5; 44:3; 55:4; 56:3, 11; 61:2; 71:14; 91:15; 142:2; 143:3; Is 50:10; Lm 3:24; Mt 1:23; 28:20; Mk 14:33; Ro 4:18; He 10:36.
[6] Dt 3:8; 4:47; 2S 17:22, 27; Ps 22:1; 43:4; 61:2; 77:6; 88:1; 133:3; Jna 2:7; Mt 26:39; 27:46.
[7] Jb 1:14; 10:17; Ps 69:14; 88:7, 15; Jr 4:20; Lm 3:53; Ezk 7:26; Jna 2:3.
[8] Lv 25:21; Dt 28:8; Jb 35:10; Ps 27:1; 32:7; 44:4; 63:6; 133:3; 149:5; Is 30:29; Mt 8:8; Ac 16:25; Col 3:3.
[9] Jb 30:26; Ps 13:1; 18:2; 22:1; 28:1; 38:6; 43:2; 44:23; 55:3; 62:2, 6; 77:9; 78:35; 88:9; Ec 4:1; Is 40:27; 49:15; Lm 5:1.
[10] Ps 42:3; Pv 12:18; Jol 2:17; Mi 7:10; Lk 2:35.
[11] Ps 42:5; 43:5; Jr 30:17; 33:6; Mt 9:12.


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