Psalms 42:1-2

Book 2
(Psalms 42-72)

Psalm 42

For the music director; a well-written song by the Korahites.

42:1 As a deer longs for streams of water,

so I long for you, O God!

42:2 I thirst for God,

for the living God.

I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”

Psalms 63:1-2

Psalm 63

A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness.

63:1 O God, you are my God! I long for you!

My soul thirsts for you,

my flesh yearns for you,

in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

63:2 Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you,

and witnessed your power and splendor.

Psalms 73:26

73:26 My flesh and my heart may grow weak,

but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.

Psalms 119:20

119:20 I desperately long to know

your regulations at all times.

Psalms 119:81

כ (Kaf)

119:81 I desperately long for your deliverance.

I find hope in your word.

Psalms 143:6

143:6 I spread my hands out to you in prayer;

my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.

The Song of Songs 2:4-5

The Banquet Hall for the Love-Sick

The Beloved about Her Lover:

2:4 He brought me into the banquet hall,

and he looked at me lovingly.

2:5 Sustain me with raisin cakes,

refresh me with apples,

for I am faint with love.

The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration

The Song of Songs 5:8

The Triumph of Love: The Beloved Praises Her Lover

The Beloved to the Maidens:

5:8 O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you –

If you find my beloved, what will you tell him?

Tell him that I am lovesick!