(A)My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

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BOOK TWO

Psalms 42–72

Yearning for God in the Midst of Distresses

To the Chief Musician. A [a]Contemplation of the sons of Korah.

42 As the deer [b]pants for the water brooks,
So pants my soul for You, O God.
(A)My soul thirsts for God, for the (B)living God.
When shall I come and [c]appear before God?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:1 Heb. Maschil
  2. Psalm 42:1 Lit. longs for
  3. Psalm 42:2 So with MT, Vg.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Tg. I see the face of God

(A)With my soul I have desired You in the night,
Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;
For when Your judgments are in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

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I spread out my hands to You;
(A)My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah

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כ KAPH

81 (A)My soul faints for Your salvation,
But I hope in Your word.

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26 (A)My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the [a]strength of my heart and my (B)portion forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 73:26 Lit. rock

Joy in the Fellowship of God

A Psalm of David (A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
(B)My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see (C)Your power and Your glory.

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20 (A)My soul [a]breaks with longing
For Your judgments at all times.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:20 is crushed

(A)Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might come to His seat!

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A Prayer for Help

64 Oh, that You would [a]rend the heavens!
That You would come down!
That the mountains might shake at Your (A)presence—

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 64:1 tear open

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