As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
Psalm 42: 1 [NRSV (2021 ed.)]
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Alternate translations:As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
[KJV (1611)]As a doe longs
for running streams,
so longs my soul
for you, my God.
[JB (1966)]As a deer longs for a stream of cool water,
so I long for you, O God.
[GNT (1976)]As a deer yearns for running streams, so I yearn for you, my God.
[NJB (1985)]Just like a deer that craves streams of water,
my whole being craves you, God.
[CEB (2011)]As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
[NIV (2011 ed.)]Like a hind crying for water,
my soul cries for You, O God.
[RJPS (2023 ed.), 42:2]