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Psalm 42:1-2
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This is a special song for the music leader. The sons of Korah wrote it.

A prayer when you are away from home[a]

42 God, I need you so much!
I look for you,
    as a thirsty deer looks for streams of water.
2 Deep down inside me,
    I am very thirsty!
You are the God who lives for ever,
    and I need life from you!
When will I be able to come near to you
    and see you face to face?[b]

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  1. 42:1 Bible students think that Psalms 42 and 43 were once one psalm.
  2. 42:2 The writer is thirsty like a thirsty deer in the wilderness, but he is not thirsty for water. He is thirsty for God. He wants to come near to God again, as he remembers he did in the past.
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Psalm 42:1-2
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BOOK II

Psalms 42–72

Psalm 42[a][b]

For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah.

1 As the deer(A) pants for streams of water,(B)
    so my soul pants(C) for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts(D) for God, for the living God.(E)
    When can I go(F) and meet with God?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
  2. Psalm 42:1 In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.
  3. Psalm 42:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
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