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Psalm 42:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 42 · verse 1
To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.Psalm 42:1 · King James Version
Psalm 42:1 in context
1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 63:1-2
- Psalms 143:6-7
- Psalms 119:131
- Isaiah 26:8-9
- Psalms 84:1-2
- Psalms 48:1
- Psalms 46:1
- Psalms 85:1
Key words (Strong's)
- pantethʻâragto long forH6165 →
- brooksʼâphîyqproperly, containingH650 →
- watermayimwaterH4325 →
- hartʼayâla stag or male deerH354 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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Holy love to God as the chief good and our felicity is the power of godliness, the very life and soul of religion, without which all external professions and performances are but a shell and carcase: now here we have some of the expressions of that love. Here is, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5