--- title: "Psalm 42: As the Deer Pants for the Water" description: "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. My..." image: "" book: "Psalms" bookId: "PSA" testament: "old" startChapter: 42 startVerse: 1 endChapter: 42 endVerse: 11 coversChapters: [42] aiTitle: "Psalm 42: As the Deer Pants for the Water" aiDescription: "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. My..." hasAiStory: true location: "Jordan" persons: ["God"] hashtags: ["faith","suffering"] genre: "poetry" readingTime: 2 type: "adaptive" slug: "PSA/psalm-42-as-the-deer-pants-for-the-water" canonicalId: "PSA.42.1-42.11" chronologicalOrder: 386 relatedSlugs: ["PSA/psalm-63-thirsting-for-god","PSA/psalm-84-better-is-one-day-in-your-courts","PSA/psalm-143-i-stretch-out-my-hands-to-you","ISA/a-song-of-salvation","HEB/the-perfect-sacrifice","JON/jonahs-prayer-of-repentance","MAT/the-birth-of-jesus","JER/promise-of-future-restoration","LAM/the-prophets-hope","JER/restoration-of-israel-and-judah","1SA/david-destroys-the-amalekites-at-ziklag","JHN/jesus-teaches-at-the-feast","NUM/the-nazirite-vow-aarons-blessing","ROM/the-faith-of-abraham","REV/the-world-to-come","JOB/job-prepares-his-case","ISA/israels-sin-the-servants-obedience"] prevSlug: "PSA/psalm-41-victory-over-betrayal" nextSlug: "PSA/psalm-43-send-out-your-light" --- ### As the Deer Pants for the Water As the deer pants for streams of water,so my soul longs after You, O [God](/persons/god). My soul thirsts for God, the living God.When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? My tears have been my foodboth day and night,while men ask me all day long,“Where is your God?” These things come to mind as I pour out my soul:how I walked with the multitude,leading the procession to the house of Godwith shouts of joy and praise. Why are you downcast, O my soul?Why the unease within me?Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Himfor the salvation of His presence. O my God, my soul despairs within me.Therefore I remember Youfrom the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar. Deep calls to deepin the roar of Your waterfalls;all Your breakers and waveshave rolled over me. The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day,and at night His song is with meas a prayer to the God of my life. I say to God my Rock,“Why have You forgotten me?Why must I walk in sorrowbecause of the enemy’s oppression?” Like the crushing of my bones,my enemies taunt me,while they say to me all day long,“Where is your God?” Why are you downcast, O my soul?Why the unease within me?Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him,my Savior and my God.

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