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iudica me Deus et discerne causam meam a gente non sancta a viro doloso et iniquo salva me

As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God.

As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God.

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

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.

To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.

As the hart panteth for the water brooks, so panteth my soul for Thee, O God.

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

Like a stag that bellows over the brook of waters, so also my soul bellows for you, Lord Jehovah!

{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.

Unto the end, understanding for the sons of Core. As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after thee, O God.

BOOK II For the Chief Musician; Maschil of the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O 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.

[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.

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.

As an antelope pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, God.

For the music director; a well-written song by the Korahites. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!

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.

For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.

For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah. As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.

To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so my soul panteth after thee, O God.

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.

This is a special song for the music leader. The sons of Korah wrote it. God, I need you so much! I look for you, as a thirsty deer looks for streams of water.

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.

As the deer desires rivers of water, so my soul desires You, O God.

For the worship leader. A contemplative song of the sons of Korah. My soul is dry and thirsts for You, True God, as a deer thirsts for water.

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

For the director. A maskil of the sons of Korah.

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.

To the Overcomer: Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart pants after the water brooks, so does my soul pant after thee, O God.

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

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

For the director of music. A maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer thirsts for streams of water, so I thirst for you, God.

A white-tailed deer drinks from the creek; I want to drink God, deep drafts of God. I’m thirsty for God-alive. I wonder, “Will I ever make it— arrive and drink in God’s presence?” I’m on a diet of tears— tears for breakfast, tears for supper. All day long people knock at my door, Pestering, “Where is this God of yours?”

For the choir director. A maskil by the Sons of Korah. As a doe pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

To the leader. A Maskil of the Korahites. As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.

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

To victory, to the sons of Korah. As an hart desireth to the wells of waters; so thou, God, my soul desireth to thee. (To victory, for the sons of Korah, for their teaching. Like a hart desireth a well of water; so, O God, my soul desireth thee.)

(A special psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.) As a deer gets thirsty for streams of water, I truly am thirsty for you, my God.

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.

To the leader. A Maskil of the Korahites. As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.

To the leader. A Maskil of the Korahites. As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.

Just like a deer that craves streams of water, my whole being craves you, God.

To the Chief Musician. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem, of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks, So my soul pants [longingly] for You, O 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.

For the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.

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

For the director of music. A ·maskil [skillful psalm; meditation] of the sons of Korah [C descendants of Kohath, son of Levi, who served as Temple musicians; 1 Chr. 6:22]. As a deer ·thirsts [longs; T pants] for streams of water, so ·I [T my soul] ·thirst [L longs] for you, God.

For the music director, a contemplative song of the sons of Korah.

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.

For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. A deer longs for streams of water. God, I long for you in the same way.

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.

For the leader. A maskil of the descendants of Korach:

To the leader. A Maskil of the Korahites. As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.

(For the one directing, Maskil, for the Bnei Korah). As the deer panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my nefesh after Thee, O Elohim.

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

For the Music Director. A Contemplative Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after You, O God.

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

For the director of music. A maskil of the sons of Korah. A deer thirsts for a stream of water. In the same way, I thirst for you, God.

For the music director. A maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.

For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.