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.
World English Bible (WEB)
1 Ref > As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants after you, God.
2 Ref My soul thirsts 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 ask me, "Where is your God?"
4 Ref These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
5 Ref Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
6 Ref My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, The heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.
7 Ref Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.
8 Ref Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: A prayer to the God of my life.
9 Ref I will ask God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"
10 Ref As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, While they continually ask me, "Where is your God?"
11 Ref Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, The saving help of my countenance, 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.