Psalms 42 — NETB

For the music director; a well-written song by the Korahites.

42Verse 1As a deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God!
^{Verse 2}I thirst for God,
for the living God.
I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”
^{Verse 3}I cannot eat, I weep day and night;
all day long they say to me, “Where is your God?”
^{Verse 4}I will remember and weep!
For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God,
shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.
^{Verse 5}Why are you depressed, O my soul?
Why are you upset?
Wait for God!
For I will again give thanks
to my God for his saving intervention.
^{Verse 6}I am depressed,
so I will pray to you while I am trapped here in the region of the upper Jordan,
from Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
^{Verse 7}One deep stream calls out to another at the sound of your waterfalls;
all your billows and waves overwhelm me.
^{Verse 8}By day the Lord decrees his loyal love,
and by night he gives me a song,
a prayer to the living God.
^{Verse 9}I will pray to God, my high ridge:
“Why do you ignore me?
Why must I walk around mourning
because my enemies oppress me?”
^{Verse 10}My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone,
as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
^{Verse 11}Why are you depressed, O my soul?
Why are you upset?
Wait for God!
For I will again give thanks
to my God for his saving intervention.