Psalms

Psalm 42:1

¹For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.^a

As the deer pants for streams of water,

so my soul longs after You, O God.

Footnotes

a 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm. Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the choirmaster	לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
A Maskil	מַשְׂכִּ֥יל	maś·kîl	Noun - masculine singular	H4905 contemplative poem
of the sons	לִבְנֵי־	liḇ·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Korah	קֹֽרַח׃	qō·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7141 Korach
As the deer	כְּאַיָּ֗ל	kə·’ay·yāl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H354 hart, stag, deer
pants	תַּעֲרֹ֥ג	ta·‘ă·rōḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6165 long for
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
streams	אֲפִֽיקֵי־	’ă·p̄î·qê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H650 channel
of water	מָ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
so	כֵּ֤ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֨י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
longs	תַעֲרֹ֖ג	ṯa·‘ă·rōḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6165 long for
after You	אֵלֶ֣יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
O God	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.