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Psalm 42:2-4
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2 Deep down inside me,
    I am very thirsty!
You are the God who lives for ever,
    and I need life from you!
When will I be able to come near to you
    and see you face to face?[a]
3 All day and all night I weep.
    My tears are my only food!
My enemies say to me all the time,
    ‘Where is your God?’
4 When I remember how my life was before,
    I am very upset and I weep.
Once I walked with a big crowd of people
    to worship God in his temple.
I led the people there as we sang happy songs,
    and we praised God with loud voices.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 42:2 The writer is thirsty like a thirsty deer in the wilderness, but he is not thirsty for water. He is thirsty for God. He wants to come near to God again, as he remembers he did in the past.
  2. 42:4 The writer remembers how he worshipped God in the temple. There were crowds of people there. They were very happy as they all worshipped God. It was like a great party or festival. But now he is far away from God's temple in Jerusalem. So he is very sad.
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