Longing for God
1 BOOK II
(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. 2 3
(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. 2 3
My tears have been my food day and night,
while all day long people say to me,
“Where is your God?”(C)
4 while all day long people say to me,
“Where is your God?”(C)
I remember this as I pour out my heart:(D)
how I walked with many,
leading the festive procession to the house of God,
with joyful and thankful shouts.(E)
how I walked with many,
leading the festive procession to the house of God,
with joyful and thankful shouts.(E)
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Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.(F)
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7 Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.(F)
Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls;
all Your breakers and Your billows have swept over me.(H)
8 all Your breakers and Your billows have swept over me.(H)
The Lord will send His faithful love by day;(I)
His song will be with me in the night—
a prayer to the God of my life.
His song will be with me in the night—
a prayer to the God of my life.
Footnotes:
a.
Psalm 42:6: Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read Him, the salvation of His presence. 6 My God, I
Cross references:
B.
Psalm 42:2:
Psalm 63:1
D.
Psalm 42:4:
Psalm 62:8
K.
Psalm 42:9:
Psalm 43:2
L.
Psalm 42:10:
Joel 2:17