As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Translation comparison
Psalms 42
11 aligned verses; 8 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
My tears have been my meat
day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
My tears have been my food
day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
When
I
remember
these things ,
I pour out my soul in
me :
for
I
had
gone
with
the
multitude
, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with
a multitude that
kept
holyday.
These things I remember,
and
pour out my soul within
me, How
I went with the
throng,
and
led
them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping
holyday.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in
me? hope thou in God :
for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And `
why '
art thou disquieted within
me? Hope thou in God ;
for I shall yet praise him `
For '
the help of his countenance.
O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will
I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of
the Hermonites
, from the hill Mizar.
O my God, my soul is cast down within me: Therefore do
I remember thee from the land of the
Jordan, And the Hermons
, from the hill Mizar.
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts
: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls
: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Yet the
LORD
will command his lovingkindness in the day time ,
and in the night his song shall be with me, and
my
prayer unto the God of my life.
`
Yet '
Jehovah
will command his lovingkindness in the day -
time ;
And in the night his song shall be with me, `Even'
a
prayer unto the God of my life.
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies
reproach me ;
while they say daily
unto me, Where is thy God?
As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries
reproach me ,
While they continually
say unto me, Where is thy God?
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God :
for I shall yet praise him, who is the health
of my countenance, and my God.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God ;
for I shall yet praise him, `
Who is '
the help
of my countenance, and my God.
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