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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 42 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/42.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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43">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h2 class="ms1">BOOK II</h2><h3 class="mr">(<ref loc="PSA 42-72">Psalms 42–72</ref>)</h3><h3 class="d">(A special psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.)</h3><h3 class="s1">Longing for God</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.1" class="v19_42_1">1</span>As a deer gets thirsty</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_1">for streams of water,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_1">I truly am thirsty</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_1">for you, my God.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.2" class="v19_42_2">2</span>In my heart, I am thirsty</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_2">for you, the living God.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_2">When will I see your face?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.3" class="v19_42_3">3</span>Day and night my tears</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_3">are my only food,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_3">as everyone keeps asking,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_3">“Where is your God?”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.4" class="v19_42_4">4</span>Sorrow floods my heart,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_4">when I remember</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_4">leading the worshipers</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_4">to your house.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.42.4!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_4">I can still hear them shout</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_4">their joyful praises.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.5" class="v19_42_5">5</span>Why am I discouraged?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_5">Why am I restless?</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_5">I should trust you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_5">I will praise you again</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_5">because you help me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.6" class="v19_42_6">6</span>and you are my God.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_6">I am deeply discouraged,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_6">and so I think about you</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_6">here where the Jordan begins</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_6">at Mount Hermon</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_6">and at Mount Mizar.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.42.6!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.7" class="v19_42_7">7</span>Your vicious waves</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_7">have swept over me</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_7">like an angry ocean</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_7">or a roaring waterfall.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.8" class="v19_42_8">8</span>Every day, you are kind,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_8">and at night</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_8">you give me a song</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_8">as my prayer to you,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_8">the God of my life.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.9" class="v19_42_9">9</span>You are my mighty rock.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.42.9!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_9">Why have you forgotten me?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_9">Why must enemies mistreat me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_9">and make me sad?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.10" class="v19_42_10">10</span>Even my bones are in pain,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_10">while all day long</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_10">my enemies sneer and ask,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_10">“Where is your God?”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.42.11" class="v19_42_11">11</span>Why am I discouraged?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_11">Why am I restless?</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_11">I trust you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_11">And I will praise you again</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_42_11">because you help me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_42_11">and you are my God.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">42.4 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">leading … house: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">42.6 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Mount Mizar: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The location is not known.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">42.9 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">mighty rock: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 18.2.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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