Psalms 42:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.”

Psalms 42:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 42:14 words

HebrewMeaning

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַlamənaṣēḥa

to the choirmasterpronH5329

chief musician · oversee · set forward

מַשְׂכִּ֥ילmaśəkiyl

a poemnounH4905

לִ/בְנֵיlibənēy

of the sons ofpronH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

קֹֽרַחqōraḥ

KorahnounH7141

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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David OseiNote2mo ago

As the deer pants

This image of the deer panting after water is one of the most honest descriptions of spiritual longing I have encountered. The psalmist is not performing devotion - he is thirsting. There is a rawness...