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BOOK II

(Psalms 42–72)

Psalm 42[a]

For the music leader. A maskil[b] of the Korahites.

42 Just like a deer that craves streams of water,
    my whole being[c] craves you, God.
My whole being thirsts for God, for the living God.
    When will I come and see God’s face?[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:1 Pss 42–43 form one single poem; cf the note at Pss 9–10.
  2. Psalm 42:1 Perhaps instruction
  3. Psalm 42:1 Or soul; also in 42:2, 4, 5, 6, 11; 43:5
  4. Psalm 42:2 Syr, Tg; MT and appear before God?

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