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Psalms 42:1

NETBible	For the music director; a well-written song² by the Korahites. As a deer³ longs⁴ for streams of water, so I long⁵ for you, O God!
NIV © biblegateway Psa 42:1	For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 42:1	<> As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 42:1	<> As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 42:1	A white-tailed deer drinks from the creek; I want to drink God, deep draughts of God.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 42:1	Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul’s desire for you, O God.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 42:1	As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 42:1	<> As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.
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KJV	<<To the chief Musician <05329> (8764)_, Maschil <04905> (8688)_, for the sons <01121> of Korah <07141>.>> As the hart <0354> panteth <06165> (8799) after the water <04325> brooks <0650>_, so panteth <06165> (8799) my soul <05315> after thee, O God <0430>_. {Maschil...: or, A Psalm giving instruction of the sons, etc} {panteth: Heb. brayeth}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 42:1	For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer <0354> pants <06165> for the water <04325> brooks <0650> , So <03651> my soul <05315> pants <06165> for You, O God <0430> .
LXXM	(41:1) eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN telov <5056> N-ASN eiv <1519> PREP sunesin <4907> N-ASF toiv <3588> T-DPM uioiv <5207> N-DPM kore <2879> N-PRI (41:2) on <3739> R-ASM tropon <5158> N-ASM epipoyei <1971> V-PAI-3S h <3588> T-NSF elafov {N-NSF} epi <1909> PREP tav <3588> T-APF phgav <4077> N-APF twn <3588> T-GPN udatwn <5204> N-GPN outwv <3778> ADV epipoyei <1971> V-PAI-3S h <3588> T-NSF quch <5590> N-NSF mou <1473> P-GS prov <4314> PREP se <4771> P-AS o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM
NET [draft] ITL	For the music director <05329> ; a well-written song <04905> by the Korahites <07141> <01121> . As a deer <0354> longs <06165> for <05921> streams <0650> of water <04325> , so <03651> I <05315> long <06165> for <0413> you, O God <0430> !
HEBREW	Myhla <0430> Kyla <0413> gret <06165> yspn <05315> Nk <03651> Mym <04325> yqypa <0650> le <05921> gret <06165> lyak ((2)) <0354> xrq <07141> ynbl <01121> lykvm <04905> xunml (42:1) <05329>

NETBible

For the music director; a well-written song² by the Korahites. As a deer³ longs⁴ for streams of water, so I long⁵ for you, O God!

NET Notes

¹sn Psalm 42. The psalmist recalls how he once worshiped in the Lord’s temple, but laments that he is now oppressed by enemies in a foreign land. Some medieval Hebrew mss combine Psalms 42 and 43 into a single psalm.

²tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. The word is derived from a verb meaning “to be prudent; to be wise.” Various options are: “a contemplative song,” “a song imparting moral wisdom,” or “a skillful [i.e., well-written] song.” The term occurs in the superscriptions of Pss 32, 42, 44, 45, 52-55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142, as well as in Ps 47:7.

³tn Since the accompanying verb is feminine in form, the noun אָיִּל (’ayyil, “male deer”) should be emended to אַיֶּלֶת (’ayyelet, “female deer”). Haplography of the letter tav has occurred; note that the following verb begins with tav.

⁴tn Or “pants [with thirst].”

⁵tn Or “my soul pants [with thirst].” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).