BOOK 2

Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.

For the choir director. A [a]Maskil of the sons of Korah.

42 As the deer [b]pants for the water brooks,
So my soul [c](A)pants for You, O God.
My soul (B)thirsts for God, for the (C)living God;
When shall I come and [d](D)appear before God?

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  1. Psalm 42:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm
  2. Psalm 42:1 Lit longs for
  3. Psalm 42:1 Lit longs for
  4. Psalm 42:2 Some mss read see the face of God

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

A Psalm of David, [a]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, (A)You are my God; I shall seek You [b]earnestly;
My soul (B)thirsts for You, my flesh [c]yearns for You,
In a (C)dry and weary land where there is no water.

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  1. Psalm 63:1 1 Sam 22:5; 23:14
  2. Psalm 63:1 Lit early
  3. Psalm 63:1 Lit faints

I (A)stretch out my hands to You;
My (B)soul longs for You, as a [a]parched land. [b]Selah.

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  1. Psalm 143:6 Lit weary
  2. Psalm 143:6 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

17 “The [a]afflicted and needy are seeking (A)water, but there is none,
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the Lord, (B)will answer them Myself,
As the God of Israel I (C)will not forsake them.

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  1. Isaiah 41:17 Or poor

‘For (A)I will pour out water on [a]the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will (B)pour out My Spirit on your (C)offspring
And My blessing on your descendants;

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  1. Isaiah 44:3 Or him who is thirsty

14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him (A)shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to (B)eternal life.”

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37 Now on (A)the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, [a](B)If anyone is thirsty, [b]let him come to Me and drink.

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  1. John 7:37 Vv 37-38 may also be read: If anyone is thirsty,...let him come..., he who believes in me as...
  2. John 7:37 Or let him keep coming to Me and let him keep drinking

Then He said to me, “[a](A)It is done. I am the (B)Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. (C)I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the (D)water of life without cost.

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  1. Revelation 21:6 Lit They are