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.
6 O 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 hill 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 sword 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.

1To the chiefe Musician, Maschil, for the sonnes of Korah. As the Hart panteth after the water brookes, so panteth my soule after thee, O God.

2My soule thirsteth for God, for the liuing God: when shall I come and appeare before God?

3My teares haue bene my meate day and night; while they continually say vnto me, Where is thy God?

4When I remember these things, I powre out my soule in mee; for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God; with the voyce of ioy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy day.

5Why art thou cast downe, O my soule, and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him for the helpe of his countenance.

6O my God, my soule is cast downe within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Iordane, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Missar.

7Deepe calleth vnto deepe at the noyse of thy water-spouts: all thy waues, and thy billowes are gone ouer me.

8Yet the Lord will command his louing kindnes in the day time, and in the night his song shalbe with me, and my prayer vnto the God of my life.

9I will say vnto God, My rocke, why hast thou forgotten me? why goe I mourning, because of the oppression of the enemy?

10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproch mee: while they say dayly vnto me, Where is thy God?

11Why art thou cast downe, O my soule? 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.

 

II == Ps 63:1 ; 84:2 ; John 7:37 ; 1st Thess 1:9

III == Ps 42:10 ; 79:10 ; 80:5 ; 102:9 ; 115:2

IV == Job 30:16 ; Ps 62:8 ; ; Isa 30:29

 

V == Ps 42:11 ; 43:5 ; Lam 3:24

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII == Ps 88:7 ; Jer 4:20 ; Ezek 7:26 ; John 2:3

VIII == Lev 25:21 ; Deut 28:8 ; Job 35:10 ; Ps 32:7 ; 63:6 ; 133:3 ; 149:5

IX ==Ps 38:6 ; 43:2

X == Ps 42:3 ; Joel 2:17 ; Mic 7:10

 

XI == Ps 42:5 ; 43:5

1 For the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.

2As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.

3 My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When can I enter and see the face of God?

4 My tears have been my bread day and night, as they ask me every day, “Where is your God?”

5 Those times I recall as I pour out my soul, When I would cross over to the shrine of the Mighty One, to the house of God, Amid loud cries of thanksgiving, with the multitude keeping festival.

6 Why are you downcast, my soul; why do you groan within me? Wait for God, for I shall again praise him, my savior and my God.

7 My soul is downcast within me; therefore I remember you From the land of the Jordan and Hermon, from Mount Mizar,

8 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your torrents, and all your waves and breakers sweep over me.

9 By day may the LORD send his mercy, and by night may his righteousness be with me! I will pray to the God of my life,

10 I will say to God, my rock: “Why do you forget me? Why must I go about mourning with the enemy oppressing me?”

11 It shatters my bones, when my adversaries reproach me, when they say to me every day: “Where is your God?”

12 Why are you downcast, my soul, why do you groan within me? Wait for God, for I shall again praise him, my savior and my God.

PSALM 42-49 ARE ADDRESSED TO THE SONS OF KORH TO PERFORM.

V 1-5 shows intense longing for the living God. Ordinarily deer etc. will not go near a water hole if predatory animals are present. In times of severe drought, craving for water is so great that they have been known to risk death by going to a water hole while their enemies are lying there. We need such intense longing for God. When David was a fugitive he could only remember the times when he went to the temple with a host of others, and anticipate doing so again.

V 6-11 David feels overwhelmed by his enemies to the extent that he feels God has forgotten him. However, in verse 11 he encourages himself to have hope in God. This refrain repeats verse 5 and is found again in 43:5.