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Psalm 42
New International Version
Psalm 42
New International Version
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.
Salme 42
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Salme 42
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Bøn i eksil
42 Til korlederen: En visdomssang[a] af Koras slægt.
2 Som hjorten tørster efter rindende vand,
sådan tørster min sjæl efter dig, Gud.
3 Jeg længes efter at se den levende Gud,
hvornår kan jeg få lov at træde frem for ham?
4 Jeg græder dag og nat, mens folk spørger mig:
„Hvor bliver din Gud af?”
5 Jeg mindes med smerte, hvordan det var engang,
da jeg var med i den store flok.
Vi gik i procession til Guds hus,
det var festdage med glædesråb og lovsang.
6 Men hvorfor være så trist og nedtrykt?
Hvorfor længes efter gamle dage?
Jeg vil hellere sætte min lid til Gud.
Når han har reddet mig, vil jeg synge en takkesang.
7 Midt i min nedtrykthed vil jeg bede til dig, Gud,
mens jeg ligger her ved Jordanflodens kilde,
ved foden af Hermonbjerget.
8 Du har sendt bølger af sorg hen over min sjæl.
Jeg råber til dig fra min dybe nød,
jeg håber at overdøve vandfaldets torden.
9 Hver dag bekræfter Herren sin trofaste nåde.
Hver nat synger jeg lovsange til ham.
Det er bønner om hjælp til den Gud, som giver mig liv.
10 Gud er mit faste holdepunkt, og jeg råber til ham:
„Hvorfor har du glemt mig?
Hvorfor skal jeg plages af mine fjender?”
11 Det skærer mig i hjertet,
når mine fjender håner mig.
De siger til mig dagen lang:
„Hvor bliver din Gud af?”
12 Men så siger jeg til mig selv:
„Vær ikke mismodig og nedtrykt.
Vent tålmodigt på, at Gud griber ind.”
Når Gud har reddet mig,
vil jeg synge en takkesang til ham.
Footnotes
- 42,1 På hebraisk: maskil. Ordets betydning kendes ikke med sikkerhed.
Psalm 42
King James Version
Psalm 42
King James Version
42 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
8 Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Salmos 42
Dios Habla Hoy
Salmos 42
Dios Habla Hoy
Mi esperanza está en Dios
(1) Del maestro de coro. Poemas de los hijos de Coré.
42 (2) Como ciervo sediento en busca de un río,
así, Dios mío, te busco a ti.
2 (3) Tengo sed de Dios, del Dios de la vida.
¿Cuándo volveré a presentarme ante Dios?
3 (4) Día y noche, mis lágrimas son mi alimento,
mientras a todas horas me preguntan:
«¿Dónde está tu Dios?»
4 (5) Cuando pienso en estas cosas,
doy rienda suelta a mi dolor.
Recuerdo cuando yo iba con la gente,
conduciéndola al templo de Dios
entre gritos de alegría y gratitud.
¡Qué gran fiesta entonces!
5 (6) ¿Por qué voy a desanimarme?
¿Por qué voy a estar preocupado?
Mi esperanza he puesto en Dios,
a quien todavía seguiré alabando.
¡Él es mi Dios y Salvador!
6 (7) Me siento muy desanimado.
Por eso pienso tanto en ti
desde la región del río Jordán,
desde los montes Hermón y Misar.
7 (8) Se escucha en los precipicios
el eco atronador de tus cascadas;
los torrentes de agua que tú mandas
han pasado sobre mí.
8 (9) De día el Señor me envía su amor,
y de noche no cesa mi canto
ni mi oración al Dios de mi vida.
9 (10) Le digo a Dios, mi defensor:
«¿Por qué me has olvidado?
¿Por qué tengo que andar triste
y oprimido por mis enemigos?»
10 (11) Hasta los huesos me duelen
por las ofensas de mis enemigos,
que a todas horas me preguntan:
«¿Dónde está tu Dios?»
11 (12) ¿Por qué voy a desanimarme?
¿Por qué voy a estar preocupado?
Mi esperanza he puesto en Dios,
a quien todavía seguiré alabando.
¡Él es mi Dios y Salvador!
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