Psalms 42
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.
2 Ref My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?
3 Ref My tears have been my food day and night, while they keep saying to me, Where is your God?
4 Ref Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.
5 Ref Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.
6 Ref My soul is crushed down in me, so I will keep you in mind; from the land of Jordan and of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.
7 Ref Deep is sounding to deep at the noise of your waterfalls; all your waves have gone rolling over me.
8 Ref But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
9 Ref I will say to God my Rock, Why have you let me go from your memory? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?
10 Ref The cruel words of my haters are like a crushing of my bones; when they say to me every day, Where is your God?
11 Ref Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.
American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)
1 Ref As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
2 Ref My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
3 Ref My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4 Ref These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
5 Ref Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And `why' art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him `For' the help of his countenance.
6 Ref O my God, my soul is cast down within me: Therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan, And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.
7 Ref Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
8 Ref `Yet' Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in the night his song shall be with me, `Even' a prayer unto the God of my life.
9 Ref I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10 Ref As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
11 Ref Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him, `Who is' the help of my countenance, and my God.