Psalms 42:2

"For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God."

Key Reflection

This passage uses the imagery of a deer thirsting for water to vividly depict the intense longing and desire of the psalmist's soul for God. The comparison highlights how natural and necessary this spiritual yearning is, just as a thirsty deer must find water.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

My soul thirsteth for God -That is, as the hind thirsts for the running stream. For the living God -God, not merely as God, without anything more definitely specified, but God considered as living, as himself possessing life, and as having the power of imparting that life to the soul. When shall I come and appear before God? -That is, as I have been accustomed to do in the sanctuary.

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