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1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
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As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
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My soul thirsts 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?
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My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your 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.
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These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival.
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.
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Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation
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.
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and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
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Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me.
8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
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By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to 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?
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I say to God, my rock: “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go 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?
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As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your 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.
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Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
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