Berean Standard Bible

“My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?”

Psalms 42:2

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Psalms 42 opens the second book of Psalms and is attributed to the sons of Korah, temple singers. The writer is far from Jerusalem and mourning the loss of worship, and he uses the image of a deer panting for streams in verse 1.

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Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
Isaiah 55:1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?

World English Bible (WEB)

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

King James Version (KJV)

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

American Standard Version (ASV)

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mi alma tiene sed de Dios, del Dios vivo: ¡cuándo vendré, y pareceré delante de Dios!

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Tengo sed de Dios, del Dios vivo. ¿Dónde hallarlo, para ir a estar en su presencia?

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Psalms 42:2

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