PSALM 42
To the chief Musician, Maschila,
for the sons of Korah.
1 As the
hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear
before God? 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they
continually say unto me, Where is thy God? 4 When I
remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the
multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and
praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. 5 Why art thou cast
down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God:
for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
6O my God,
my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of
Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hillb Mizar. 7
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy
billows are gone over me. 8 Yet the LORD will command his
lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with
me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 9 I will say
unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the
oppression of the enemy? 10 As with a swordc
in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is
thy God? 11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou
disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is
the health of my countenance, and my God.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a
Maschil...: or, A Psalm giving instruction of the sons, etc
b
the hill...: or, the little hill
c
sword: or, killing
