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BOOK II

Longing for God and His Help in Distress

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah.

42 [a]As a hart longs
    for flowing streams,
so longs my soul
    for thee, O God.
My soul thirsts for God,
    for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
    the face of God?

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Footnotes

  1. 42 This and the following psalm were originally one, as can be seen from the refrain repeated three times.

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