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.
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My adversaries taunt me,
as if crushing my bones,
while all day long they say to me,
“Where is your God?”(L)
11 as if crushing my bones,
while all day long they say to me,
“Where is your God?”(L)
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.(M)
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.(M)
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