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Psalm 42:1–2

tAs a deer pants for flowing streams,

so pants my soul for you, O God.

uMy soul thirsts for God,

for vthe living God.

When shall I come and wappear before God?2

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Psalm 42:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

As the deer pants for streams of water,

so my soul pants for you, my God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

When can I go and meet with God?

Psalm 42:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

As the hart panteth after the water brooks,

So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:

When shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 42:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

As the deer longs for streams of water,

so I long for you, O God.

I thirst for God, the living God.

When can I go and stand before him?

Psalm 42:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

As the deer pants for the water brooks,

So pants my soul for You, O God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

When shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 42:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

As a deer thirsts for streams of water,

so I thirst for you, God.

I thirst for the living God.

When can I go to meet with him?

Psalm 42:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

As the hart panteth after the water brooks,

So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:

When shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 42:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living •God: when shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 42:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

As a deer longs for flowing streams, 

so my soul longs for you, O God. 

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. 

When may I come to see God’s face? 

Psalm 42:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

As a deer longs for streams of water,

so I long for You, God.

I thirst for God, the living God.

When can I come and appear before God?

Psalm 42:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

As a deer longs for flowing streams,

so my soul longs for you, O God.

My soul thirsts for God,

for the living God.

When shall I come and behold

the face of God?

Psalm 42:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

As a deer longs for streams of water,

so my soul longs for you, O God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

When shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 42:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

A deer longs for streams of water.

God, I long for you in the same way.

I am thirsty for God. I am thirsty for the living God.

When can I go and meet with him?

Psalm 42:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

As the deer pants for the water brooks,

So my soul pants for You, O God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God;

When shall I come and appear before God?


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