BSB · Scripture
Psalms 42
Berean Standard Bible
Section headings and translator notes come from the publisher; they are reading aids, distinct from the Bible text.
As the Deer Pants for the Water
Psalm subtitle:For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
Verse1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
Verse2My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
Verse3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Verse4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
Verse5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
Verse6O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon— even from Mount Mizar.
Verse7Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
Verse8The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
Verse9I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
Verse10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Verse11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Translator notes (2)
- Subtitle: In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm. Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.
- Verse 2: Or and see the face of God?