Psalm 42:2

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

Psalm 42:2 in Other Translations

2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

2 I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?

2 I'm thirsty for God-alive. I wonder, "Will I ever make it - arrive and drink in God's presence?"

2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When may I come to see God's face?

2 I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and appear before God?

2 I am thirsty for God. I am thirsty for the living God. When can I go and meet with him?

Psalm 42:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 42:2

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God
Who is so called, in opposition to the idols of the Gentiles, which were lifeless statues; and who is the author, giver, and maintainer of natural life; and who has promised and provided eternal life in his Son; and is himself the fountain of life, and the fountain of living waters, and a place of broad rivers and streams: particularly his lovingkindness, which is better than life, is a pure river of water of life, the streams where make glad the saints; and hence it is that the psalmist thirsted after God, and the discoveries of his love: saying,

when shall I come and appear before God?
meaning, not in heaven, as desiring the beatific vision; but in the tabernacle, where were the worship of God, and the ark, the symbol of the divine Presence, and where the Israelites appeared before him, even in Zion; see ( Psalms 84:7 ) .

Psalm 42:2 In-Context

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty Onewith shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.

5 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.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 63:1; Psalms 143:6
• 2. S Joshua 3:10; S 1 Samuel 14:39; S Matthew 16:16; Romans 9:26; Jeremiah 10:10
• 3. Psalms 43:4; Psalms 84:7