Psalms 42

¹As the deer pants for the water brooks,

²As the deer pants for the water brooks,

³As the deer pants for the water brooks,

⁴My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

⁵My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

⁶My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

⁷My tears have been my food day and night,

⁸My tears have been my food day and night,

⁹My tears have been my food day and night,

¹⁰These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me,

¹¹These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me,

¹²These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me,

¹³Why are you in despair, my soul?

¹⁴Why are you in despair, my soul?

¹⁵Why are you in despair, my soul?

¹⁶My God, my soul is in despair within me.

¹⁷My God, my soul is in despair within me.

¹⁸My God, my soul is in despair within me.

¹⁹Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls.

²⁰Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls.

²¹Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls.

²²will command his loving kindness in the daytime.

²³will command his loving kindness in the daytime.

²⁴will command his loving kindness in the daytime.

²⁵I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me?

²⁶I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me?

²⁷I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me?

²⁸As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me,

²⁹As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me,

³⁰As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me,

³¹Why are you in despair, my soul?

³²Why are you in despair, my soul?

³³Why are you in despair, my soul?