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I thirst for God, the living God.
    When can I go and stand before him?
Day and night I have only tears for food,
    while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,
    “Where is this God of yours?”

My heart is breaking
    as I remember how it used to be:
I walked among the crowds of worshipers,
    leading a great procession to the house of God,
singing for joy and giving thanks
    amid the sound of a great celebration!

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My soul thirsts(A) for God, for the living God.(B)
    When can I go(C) and meet with God?
My tears(D) have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(E)
These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:(F)
how I used to go to the house of God(G)
    under the protection of the Mighty One[a]
with shouts of joy(H) and praise(I)
    among the festive throng.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.