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Psalms 42:1
Psalms 42:1 is verse 1 of Psalms chapter 42, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
King James Version
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
World English Bible
As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.
The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “\+wh אֱלֹהִ֑ים\+wh*” (Elohim).
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Psalms 42:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
3 My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
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Cross-references
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Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
Psalms 45:1My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Psalms 47:1Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Psalms 49:1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
Psalms 85:1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
Numbers 16:1Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
Numbers 16:32and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
Numbers 26:11However, the line of Korah did not die out.
1 Chronicles 6:33These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
1 Chronicles 6:34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
1 Chronicles 6:35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
1 Chronicles 6:36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
1 Chronicles 6:37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
1 Chronicles 25:1Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
1 Chronicles 25:2From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
1 Chronicles 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
1 Chronicles 25:4From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
1 Chronicles 25:5All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Psalms 63:2So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
Psalms 84:2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Isaiah 26:8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.