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Psalm 42:2–4

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2My soul athirsts for God, for the bliving God;

When shall I come and 1cappear before God?

3My atears have been my food day and night,

While they bsay to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

4These things I remember and I apour out my soul within me.

For I bused to go along with the throng and 1lead them in procession to the house of God,

With the sound of a cshout of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Some mss see the face of God
  2. 1Or move slowly with them

Cross references

  1. aPs 63:1; 84:2; 143:6
  2. bJosh 3:10; Ps 84:2; Jer 10:10; Dan 6:26; Matt 26:63; Rom 9:26; 1 Thess 1:9
  3. cEx 23:17; Ps 43:4; 84:7
  4. aPs 80:5; 102:9
  5. bPs 79:10; 115:2; Joel 2:17; Mic 7:10
  6. a1 Sam 1:15; Job 30:16; Ps 62:8; Lam 2:19
  7. bPs 55:14; 122:1; Is 30:29
  8. cPs 100:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

My soul thirsts for God,

for the living God.

When shall I come and appear before God?

My tears have been my food

day and night,

while they say to me all the day long,

“Where is your God?”

These things I remember,

as I pour out my soul:

how I would go with the throng

and lead them in procession to the house of God

with glad shouts and songs of praise,

a multitude keeping festival.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

When can I go and meet with God?

My tears have been my food

day and night,

while people say to me all day long,

“Where is your God?”

These things I remember

as I pour out my soul:

how I used to go to the house of God

under the protection of the Mighty One

with shouts of joy and praise

among the festive throng.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I thirst for God, the living God.

When can I come and appear before God?

My tears have been my food day and night,

while all day long people say to me,

“Where is your God?”

I remember this as I pour out my heart:

how I walked with many,

leading the festive procession to the house of God,

with joyful and thankful shouts.

NLTNew Living Translation

I thirst for God, the living God.

When can I go and stand before him?

Day and night I have only tears for food,

while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,

“Where is this God of yours?”

My heart is breaking

as I remember how it used to be:

I walked among the crowds of worshipers,

leading a great procession to the house of God,

singing for joy and giving thanks

amid the sound of a great celebration!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

When shall I come and appear before God?

My tears have been my food day and night,

while they say to me all day long,

“Where is your God?”

These I remember and I pour out my soul within me:

that I would go with the multitude;

I led them in procession to the house of God,

with a voice of rejoicing and thanksgiving,

a crowd celebrating a festival.

KJV 1900King James Version

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:

When shall I come and appear before God?

My tears have been my meat day and night,

While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me:

For I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God,

With the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.