1 To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah. 2 \42:1\Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.3 \42:2\My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?4 \42:3\My tears have been my food day and night, while they keep saying to me, Where is your God?5 \42:4\Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.6 \42:5\Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.7 \42:6\My soul is crushed down in me, so I will keep you in mind; from the land of Jordan and of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.8 \42:7\Deep is sounding to deep at the noise of your waterfalls; all your waves have gone rolling over me.9 \42:8\But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.10 \42:9\I will say to God my Rock, Why have you let me go from your memory? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?11 \42:10\The cruel words of my haters are like a crushing of my bones; when they say to me every day, Where is your God?12 \42:11\Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח׃2 כְּאַיָּל תַּעֲרֹג עַל־אֲפִיקֵי־מָיִם כֵּן נַפְשִׁי תַעֲרֹג אֵלֶיךָ אֱלֹהִים׃3 צָמְאָה נַפְשִׁי ׀ לֵאלֹהִים לְאֵל חָי מָתַי אָבֹוא וְאֵרָאֶה פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים׃4 הָיְתָה־לִּי דִמְעָתִי לֶחֶם יֹומָם וָלָיְלָה בֶּאֱמֹר אֵלַי כָּל־הַיֹּום אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃5 אֵלֶּה אֶזְכְּרָה ׀ וְאֶשְׁפְּכָה עָלַי ׀ נַפְשִׁי כִּי אֶעֱבֹר ׀ בַּסָּךְ אֶדַּדֵּם עַד־בֵּית אֱלֹהִים בְּקֹול־רִנָּה וְתֹודָה הָמֹון חֹוגֵג׃6 מַה־תִּשְׁתֹּוחֲחִי ׀ נַפְשִׁי וַתֶּהֱמִי עָלָי הֹוחִילִי לֵאלֹהִים כִּי־עֹוד אֹודֶנּוּ יְשׁוּעֹות פָּנָיו׃7 אֱ‍לֹהַי עָלַי נַפְשִׁי תִשְׁתֹּוחָח עַל־כֵּן אֶזְכָּרְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ יַרְדֵּן וְחֶרְמֹונִים מֵהַר מִצְעָר׃8 תְּהֹום־אֶל־תְּהֹום קֹורֵא לְקֹול צִנֹּורֶיךָ כָּל־מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ וְגַלֶּיךָ עָלַי עָבָרוּ׃9 יֹומָם ׀ יְצַוֶּה יְהוָה ׀ חַסְדֹּו וּבַלַּיְלָה [שִׁירָהּ כ] (שִׁירֹו ק) עִמִּי תְּפִלָּה לְאֵל חַיָּי׃10 אֹומְרָה ׀ לְאֵל סַלְעִי לָמָה שְׁכַחְתָּנִי לָמָּה־קֹדֵר אֵלֵךְ בְּלַחַץ אֹויֵב׃11 בְּרֶצַח ׀ בְּעַצְמֹותַי חֵרְפוּנִי צֹורְרָי בְּאָמְרָם אֵלַי כָּל־הַיֹּום אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃12 מַה־תִּשְׁתֹּוחֲחִי ׀ נַפְשִׁי וּמַה־תֶּהֱמִי עָלָי הֹוחִילִי לֵאלֹהִים כִּי־עֹוד אֹודֶנּוּ יְשׁוּעֹת פָּנַי וֵאלֹהָי׃