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Psalm 42:1–2

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1As the deerf pants for streams of water,g

so my soul pantsh for you, my God.

2My soul thirstsi for God, for the living God.j

When can I gok and meet with God?

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Psalm 42:1: As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.

Cross references

  1. fSee Ps 18:33
  2. gSee Dt 10:7
  3. hSee Job 19:27; Ps 119:131; Joel 1:20
  4. iPs 63:1; 143:6
  5. jSee Jos 3:10; See 1 Sa 14:39; See Mt 16:16; Ro 9:26
  6. kPs 43:4; 84:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

As a deer pants for flowing streams,

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?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As a deer longs for flowing streams,

so I long for you, God.

I thirst for God, the living God.

When can I come and appear before God?

NLTNew Living Translation

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?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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?

KJV 1900King James Version

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?