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Psalm 42:1–3

As the deerf pants for streams of water,g

so my soul pantsh for you, my God.

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

When can I gok and meet with God?

My tearsl have been my food

day and night,

while people say to me all day long,

“Where is your God?”m

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Psalm 42:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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?

My tears have been my food

day and night,

while they say to me all the day long,

“Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

My tears have been my meat day and night,

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

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

Day and night I have only tears for food,

while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,

“Where is this God of yours?”

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

My tears have been my food day and night,

While they continually say to me,

“Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

Day and night, my tears have been my food.

People are always saying,

“Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

My tears have been my food day and night,

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

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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? My tears have been my bread day and night, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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? 

My tears are my food day and night. 

People ask me all day long, “Where is your God?” 

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

My tears have been my food day and night,

while all day long people say to me,

“Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

My tears have been my food

day and night,

while people say to me continually,

“Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

My tears have been my food day and night,

while they say to me all day long,

“Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

My tears have been my food

day and night.

All day long people say to me,

“Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:1–3 — 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?

My tears have been my food day and night,

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


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