1 As a deer longs for flowing streams, so I long for you, God.
2 I am thirsty for God, the living God. When can I go and see God’s face?42:2. This phrase is thought to mean a spiritual experience, perhaps in the Temple.
3 My tears have been my only food, day and night, while people ask me all day long, "Where is your God?"
5 Why am I so discouraged? Why do I feel so sad? I will hope in God; I will praise him because he is the one who saves me42:5. Literally, "the acts of salvation of his face, my God."—
11 Why am I so discouraged? Why do I feel so sad? I will hope in God; I will praise him because he is the one who saves me—my God!