Psalms 42:1
Psalms 42:1 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
Psalms 42:1-3 The Message (MSG)
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?”
Psalms 42:1 King James Version (KJV)
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalms 42:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.
Psalms 42:1 New Century Version (NCV)
As a deer thirsts for streams of water, so I thirst for you, God.
Psalms 42:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalms 42:1 New International Version (NIV)
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
Psalms 42:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.
Psalms 42:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks, So my soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.