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Psalm 42

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1 <<For the Chief Musician. A maskil by the sons of Korach.>> As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul after you, God.
1 A white-tailed deer drinks from the creek; I want to drink God, deep draughts of God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
2 I'm thirsty for God-alive. I wonder, "Will I ever make it - arrive and drink in God's presence?"
3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually ask me, "Where is your God?"
3 I'm on a diet of tears - tears for breakfast, tears for supper. All day long people knock at my door, Pestering, "Where is this God of yours?"
4 These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
4 These are the things I go over and over, emptying out the pockets of my life. I was always at the head of the worshiping crowd, right out in front, Leading them all, eager to arrive and worship, Shouting praises, singing thanksgiving - celebrating, all of us, God's feast!
5 Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
5 Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God - soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God.
6 My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Yarden, The heights of Hermon, from the hill Mitz`ar.
6 When my soul is in the dumps, I rehearse everything I know of you, From Jordan depths to Hermon heights, including Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.
7 Chaos calls to chaos, to the tune of whitewater rapids. Your breaking surf, your thundering breakers crash and crush me.
8 The LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: A prayer to the God of my life.
8 Then God promises to love me all day, sing songs all through the night! My life is God's prayer.
9 I will ask God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"
9 Sometimes I ask God, my rock-solid God, "Why did you let me down? Why am I walking around in tears, harassed by enemies?"
10 As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, While they continually ask me, "Where is your God?"
10 They're out for the kill, these tormentors with their obscenities, Taunting day after day, "Where is this God of yours?"
11 Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, The saving help of my countenance, and my God.
11 Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God - soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God.
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.