Psalms 42:1 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

To the Chief Musician. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem, of the sons of Korah. AS THE hart pants and longs for the water brooks, so I pant and long for You, O God.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

AS THE hart pants and longs for the water brooks, so I pant and long for You, O God.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For the choir director. A of the sons of Korah. [1] As a deer longs for flowing streams, so I long for you, God.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

{To the chief Musician. An instruction; of the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

English EASY 2024

God, I need you so much! I look for you, as a thirsty deer looks for streams of water.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

To the director: A maskil from the Korah family. Like a deer drinking from a stream, I reach out to you, my God.

TO THE CHOIRMASTER. A MASKIL OF THE SONS OF KORAH. As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God.

English God's Word - GW 1995

For the choir director; a maskil by Korah's descendants. As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

[ For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.] As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, God.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

BOOK II A deer longs for streams of water. God, I long for you in the same way.

English NIV

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

English NKJ 1982

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.

English NLT

As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I long to drink of you, O God, to drink deeply from the streams of pleasure flowing from your presence. My longings overwhelm me for more of you!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

As the deer pants for water, so I long for you, O God.

English Tyndale 1537

To the Chanter, a monition of the sons of Korah Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God.

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