Psalm 42–43
For the director of music. A maskilc of the Sons of Korah.
1 As the deerf pants for streams of water,g
so my soul pantsh for you, my God.
2 My soul thirstsi for God, for the living God.j
When can I gok and meet with God?
3 My tearsl have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”m
as I pour out my soul:n
how I used to go to the house of Godo
under the protection of the Mighty Oned
with shouts of joyp and praiseq
among the festive throng.r
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?s
Why so disturbedt within me?
Put your hope in God,u
for I will yet praisev him,
6 My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remembery you
from the land of the Jordan,z
the heights of Hermona—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deepb
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.c
8 By day the Lord directs his love,d
at nighte his songf is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.g
9 I say to God my Rock,h
“Why have you forgotteni me?
Why must I go about mourning,j
10 My bones suffer mortal agonym
as my foes tauntn me,
saying to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”o
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.p
Psalm 43a
and plead my causeq
against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue mer from those who are
deceitful and wicked.s
Why have you rejectedt me?
Why must I go about mourning,u
oppressed by the enemy?v
3 Send me your lightw and your faithful care,x
let them lead me;y
let them bring me to your holy mountain,z
to the place where you dwell.a
4 Then I will gob to the altarc of God,
to God, my joyd and my delight.e
I will praise you with the lyre,f
O God, my God.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.g