Psalm 42:1-2

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As the deer ^(b)pants for the water brooks,
So my soul ^(c)^(A)pants for You, O God.

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My soul ^(B)thirsts for God, for the ^(C)living God;
When shall I come and ^(d)^(D)appear before God?

a. Psalm 42:1: ['Possibly ', Contemplative, ', or ', Didactic, ', or ', Skillful Psalm]

b. Psalm 42:1: ['Lit ', longs for]

c. Psalm 42:1: ['Lit ', longs for]

d. Psalm 42:2: ['Some mss read ', see the face of God]

A. Psalm 42:1: Psalm 119:131

B. Psalm 42:2: Psalm 63:1; Psalm 84:2; Psalm 143:6

C. Psalm 42:2: Joshua 3:10; Psalm 84:2; Jeremiah 10:10; Daniel 6:26; Matthew 26:63; Romans 9:26; 1 Thessalonians 1:9

D. Psalm 42:2: Exodus 23:17; Psalm 43:4; Psalm 84:7