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Psalms 42:1

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

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ASV

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

KJV

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כְּאַיָּ֗לke.'ai.Yallike a deerH354 →
תַּעֲרֹ֥גta.'a.Rog[which] it pantsH6165 →
עַל־'al-towardsH5921 →
אֲפִֽיקֵי־'a.fi.kei-channels ofH650 →
מָ֑יִםMa.yimwaterH4325 →
כֵּ֤ןkensoH3651 →
נַפְשִׁ֨יnaf.Shibeing myH5315 →
תַעֲרֹ֖גta.'a.Rogit pantsH6165 →
אֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
אֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimO GodH430 →

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Psalms 63:1–2O 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 143:6–7I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. SelahPsalms 119:131I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.Isaiah 26:8–9Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.Psalms 84:1–2How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.Psalms 85:1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.Psalms 47:1Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.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 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 49:1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.Psalms 129:2many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.Numbers 16:32and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.Philippians 3:12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.2 Corinthians 7:11Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

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