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Psalm 42
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Psalm 42
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BOOK II
Psalms 42–72
Psalm 42[a][b]
For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah.
1 As the deer(A) pants for streams of water,(B)
so my soul pants(C) for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts(D) for God, for the living God.(E)
When can I go(F) and meet with God?
3 My tears(G) have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”(H)
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:(I)
how I used to go to the house of God(J)
under the protection of the Mighty One[d]
with shouts of joy(K) and praise(L)
among the festive throng.(M)
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?(N)
Why so disturbed(O) within me?
Put your hope in God,(P)
for I will yet praise(Q) him,
my Savior(R) and my God.(S)
6 My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember(T) you
from the land of the Jordan,(U)
the heights of Hermon(V)—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep(W)
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.(X)
8 By day the Lord directs his love,(Y)
at night(Z) his song(AA) is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.(AB)
9 I say to God my Rock,(AC)
“Why have you forgotten(AD) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(AE)
oppressed(AF) by the enemy?”(AG)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony(AH)
as my foes taunt(AI) me,
saying to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”(AJ)
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.(AK)
Footnotes
- Psalm 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 42:1 In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.
- Psalm 42:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Salmi 42
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Salmi 42
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Libro secondo, Salmi 42–72(A)
Speranza in Dio
42 (B)[a]Al direttore del coro.
Cantico dei figli di *Core.
Come la cerva desidera i corsi d'acqua,
cosí l'anima mia anela a te, o Dio.
2 L'anima mia è assetata di Dio,
del Dio vivente;
quando verrò e comparirò in presenza di Dio?
3 Le mie lacrime son diventate il mio cibo giorno e notte,
mentre mi dicono continuamente:
«Dov'è il tuo Dio?»
4 Ricordo con profonda commozione il tempo in cui camminavo con la folla
verso la casa di Dio,
tra i canti di gioia e di lode
d'una moltitudine in festa.
5 Perché ti abbatti, anima mia?
Perché ti agiti in me?
Spera in Dio, perché lo celebrerò
ancora;
egli è il mio salvatore e il mio Dio.
6 L'anima mia è abbattuta in me;
perciò io ripenso a te dal paese del
*Giordano,
dai monti dell'Ermon, dal monte Misar.
7 Un abisso chiama un altro abisso
al fragore delle tue cascate;
tutte le tue onde e i tuoi flutti son
passati su di me.
8 Il Signore, di giorno, concedeva
la sua grazia,
e io la notte innalzavo cantici per lui
come preghiera al Dio che mi dà vita.
9 Dirò a Dio, mio difensore: «Perché mi hai dimenticato?
Perché devo andare vestito a lutto per l'oppressione del nemico?»
10 Le mie ossa sono trafitte
dagli insulti dei miei nemici
che mi dicono continuamente: «Dov'è il tuo Dio?»
11 Perché ti abbatti, anima mia?
Perché ti agiti in me?
Spera in Dio, perché lo celebrerò
ancora;
egli è il mio salvatore e il mio Dio.
Footnotes
- Salmi 42:1 In alcuni manoscritti ebraici i Salmi 42 e 43 costituiscono un unico Salmo.
Psalm 42
New Living Translation
Psalm 42
New Living Translation
Book two (Psalms 42–72)
Psalm 42
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of the descendants of Korah.
1 As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
2 I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him?
3 Day and night I have only tears for food,
while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,
“Where is this God of yours?”
4 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!
5 Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and 6 my God!
Now I am deeply discouraged,
but I will remember you—
even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan,
from the land of Mount Mizar.
7 I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
8 But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me,
and through each night I sing his songs,
praying to God who gives me life.
9 “O God my rock,” I cry,
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I wander around in grief,
oppressed by my enemies?”
10 Their taunts break my bones.
They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”
11 Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!
Footnotes
- 42:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
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