Psalm 42:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deerכְּאַיָּ֗ל
(ke·'ai·yal)
354: a hart, stag, deerfrom the same as ulam
pantsתַּעֲרֹ֥ג
(ta·'a·rog)
6165: to long fora prim. root
for the waterמָ֑יִם
(ma·yim;)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
brooks,אֲפִֽיקֵי־
(a·fi·kei-)
650: a channelfrom aphaq
Soכֵּ֤ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
my soulנַפְשִׁ֨י
(naf·shi)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
pantsתַעֲרֹ֖ג
(ta·'a·rog)
6165: to long fora prim. root
for You, O God.אֱלֹהִֽים׃
(e·lo·him.)
430: God, godpl. of eloah


















KJV Lexicon
To the chief Musician
natsach  (naw-tsakh')
to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music)
Maschil
maskiyl  (mas-keel')
instructive, i.e. a didactic poem -- Maschil.
for the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Korah
Qorach  (ko'rakh)
ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites -- Korah.
As the hart
'ayal  (ah-yawl')
a stag or male deer -- hart.
panteth
`arag  (aw-rag')
to long for -- cry, pant.
after the water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
brooks
'aphiyq  (aw-feek')
containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero -- brook, channel, mighty, river, + scale, stream, strong piece.
so panteth
`arag  (aw-rag')
to long for -- cry, pant.
my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
after thee O God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

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

NET Bible
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!

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[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.

King James 2000 Bible
As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God.
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