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Psalm 42:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Second Book—Psalms 42–72

Psalm 42[a]

Longing for God’s Presence in the Temple

1 For the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.[b]

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2 As the deer longs for streams of water,(A)
    so my soul longs for you, O God.
3 My soul thirsts for God, the living God.
    When can I enter and see the face of God?[c](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalms 42–43 Ps 42–43 form a single lament of three sections, each section ending in an identical refrain (Ps 42:6, 12; 43:5). The psalmist is far from Jerusalem, and longs for the divine presence that Israel experienced in the Temple liturgy. Despite sadness, the psalmist hopes once again to join the worshiping crowds.
  2. 42:1 The Korahites: a major guild of Temple singers (2 Chr 20:19) whose name appears in the superscriptions of Ps 42; 44–49; 84–85; 87–88.
  3. 42:3 See the face of God: “face” designates a personal presence (Gn 33:10; Ex 10:28–29; 2 Sm 17:11). The expressions “see God/God’s face” occur elsewhere (Ps 11:7; 17:15; cf. Ex 24:10; 33:7–11; Jb 33:26) for the presence of God in the Temple.
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