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BOOK II (Psalms 42-72)

To the Director: An instruction[a] of the Sons of Korah.

Hope in God When Times of Trouble Come

42 As an antelope pants for streams of water,
    so my soul pants for you, God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
    When may I come and appear in God’s presence?
My tears have been my food day and night,
    while people[b] keep asking me all day long,
        “Where is your God?”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:1 Lit. maskil
  2. Psalm 42:3 The Heb. lacks people