Psalms 42

¹ As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.

² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

³ My tears have been my food day and night,

⁴ These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house,

⁵ Why are you in despair, my soul? Hope in God!

⁶ My God, my soul is in despair within me.

⁷ Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls.

⁸ The LORD will command his loving kindness in the daytime.

⁹ I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? ”

¹⁰ As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “ Where is your God? ”

¹¹ Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him,