Psalm 42:1

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Summary

{To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

The sons

So panteth

Bible References

The sons

We have heard with our ears, O God,
Our fathers have told us
The work You did in their days,
In the days of old.

My heart overflows with a good theme;

I address my psalm to the King.
My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable],
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.

O clap your hands, all you people;
Shout to God with the voice of triumph and songs of joy.

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

Hear this, all peoples;
Listen carefully, all inhabitants of the world,

How lovely are Your dwelling places,
O Lord of hosts!

O Lord, You have [at last] shown favor to Your land [of Canaan];
You have restored [from Babylon] the captives of Jacob (Israel).

These men and their sons served from the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel [the great prophet and judge],

Moreover, David and the commanders of the army selected for the [temple] service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The list of the musicians who performed their service was as follows:

So panteth

O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You;
My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

I reach out my hands to You;
My throat thirsts for You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.

Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord,
We have waited expectantly for You;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing of our souls.