Psalms 42:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.”
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“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“To the Overseer. --An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 42:1 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 6:24The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
- 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 6:22The descendants of Kohath:
- 1 Chronicles 6:33These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:
- 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:
- 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 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 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.
- Psalms 87:1He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
- Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
- Psalms 119:131I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
- Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
- 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.
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