Psalm 42:1-2

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

BOOK II

(Psalms 42–72)

Psalm 42

Longing for God and His Help in Distress

To the leader. A Maskil of the Korahites.

¹As a deer longs for flowing streams,
    so my soul longs for you, O God.
²My soul thirsts for God,
    for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
    the face of God?

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