Psalm 42:1–2

1 As a deer longs for flowing streams,

so my soul longs for you, O God.

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

When may I come to see God’s face?

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

1 As the deer pants for streams of water,

so my soul pants for you, my God.

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

When can I go and meet with God?

Psalm 42:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

1 As a deer pants for flowing streams,

so pants my soul for you, O God.

2 My soul thirsts for God,

for the living God.

When shall I come and appear before God?

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

1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks,

So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

2 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)

1 As the deer longs for streams of water,

so I long for you, O God.

2 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)

1 As the deer pants for the water brooks,

So pants my soul for You, O God.

2 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)

1 As a deer thirsts for streams of water,

so I thirst for you, God.

2 I thirst for the living God.

When can I go to meet with him?

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

1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks,

So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

2 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)

1 As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living •God: when shall I come and appear before God?

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

1 As a deer longs for streams of water,

so I long for You, God.

2 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)

1 As a deer longs for flowing streams,

so my soul longs for you, O God.

2 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)

1 As a deer longs for streams of water,

so my soul longs for you, O God.

2 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)

1 A deer longs for streams of water.

God, I long for you in the same way.

2 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)

1 As the deer pants for the water brooks,

So my soul pants for You, O God.

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God;

When shall I come and appear before God?

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