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A <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>Maskil of the sons of Korah.</p><p class="psstart"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>As the deer<MH354> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>pants<MH6165> for the water<MH4325> brooks<MH650>, <t><p class="indent1">So<MH3651> my soul<MH5315> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>pants<MH6165> for You, God<MH430>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>My soul<MH5315> thirsts<MH6770> for God<MH430>, for the living<MH2416a> God<MH410>; <t><p class="indent1">When<MH4970> shall I come<MH935> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>appear<MH7200> before<MH6440> God<MH430>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>My tears<MH1832> have been<MH1961> my food<MH3899> day<MH3119> and night<MH3915>, <t><p class="indent1">While <i>they</i> say<MH559> to me all<MH3605> day<MH3117> long, “Where<MH346> is your God<MH430>?” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I remember<MH2142> these<MH428> things<MH428> and pour<MH8210> out<MH8210> my soul<MH5315> within<MH5921> me. <t><p class="indent1">For I used to go<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> with the multitude<MH5519> <i>and</i> walk<MH1718> them to the house<MH1004> of God<MH430>, <t><p class="indent1">With a voice<MH6963> of joy<MH7440> and thanksgiving<MH8426>, a multitude<MH1995> celebrating<MH2287> a<MH2287> festival<MH2287>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Why<MH4100> are you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>in despair<MH7817>, my soul<MH5315>? <t><p class="indent1">And <i>why</i> are<MH1993> you restless<MH1993> within<MH5921> me? <t><p class="indent1">Wait<MH3176> for God<MH430>, for I will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>again<MH5750> praise<MH3034> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>Him <t><p class="indent1"><i>For</i> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>help<MH3444> of His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>presence<MH6440>, my God<MH430>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>My soul<MH5315> is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>in despair<MH7817> within<MH5921> me; <t><p class="indent1">Therefore<MH5921, 3651> I remember<MH2142> You from the land<MH776> of the Jordan<MH3383> <t><p class="indent1">And the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>peaks of Hermon<MH2769>, from Mount<MH2022> Mizar<MH4706>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Deep<MH8415> calls<MH7121> to deep<MH8415> at the sound<MH6963> of Your waterfalls<MH6794b>; <t><p class="indent1">All<MH3605> Your breakers<MH4867> and Your waves<MH1530> have passed<MH5674a> over<MH5921> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The LORD<MH3068> will send<MH6680> His goodness<MH2617a> in the daytime<MH3119>; <t><p class="indent1">And His song<MH7892a> will be with me in the night<MH3915>, <t><p class="indent1">A prayer<MH8605> to the God<MH410> of my life<MH2425b>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>I will say<MH559> to God<MH410> my rock<MH5553>, “Why<MH4100> have You forgotten<MH7911> me? <t><p class="indent1">Why<MH4100> do I go<MH1980> about<MH1980> mourning<MH6937> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>because of the oppression<MH3906> of the enemy<MH340>?” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>As a shattering<MH7524> of my bones<MH6106>, my adversaries<MH6887c> taunt<MH2778a> me, <t><p class="indent1">While they say<MH559> to me all<MH3605> day<MH3117> long, “Where<MH346> is your God<MH430>?” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/42-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Why<MH4100> are you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>in despair<MH7817>, my soul<MH5315>? <t><p class="indent1">And why<MH4100> are<MH1993> you restless<MH1993> within<MH5921> me? <t><p class="indent1">Wait<MH3176> for God<MH430>, for I will again<MH5750> praise<MH3034> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>Him <t><p class="indent1"><i>For</i> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>help<MH3444> of His presence<MH6440>, my God<MH430>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse"><FNC>PSALM 42<FNV>Title</span> Possibly <i>Contemplative;</i> or <i>Didactic;</i> or <i>Skillful Psalm</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>longs for</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>longs for</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Some mss <i>see the face of God</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>dissolved away</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>still</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Some ancient versions <i>Him, the help of my face and my God</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>saving acts of</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>presence. O my God, my soul...</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Or <i>dissolved away</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>Hermons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Or <i>while the enemy oppresses</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>dissolved away</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> As in some ancient mss, cf. v 5; MT <i>Him, the help of my face and my God</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>saving acts of</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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