Psalms 42:1 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 42:1-3 MSG (The Message)
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 KJV (King James Version)
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalms 42:1 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.
Psalms 42:1 NCV (New Century Version)
As a deer thirsts for streams of water, so I thirst for you, God.
Psalms 42:1 ASV (American Standard Version)
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalms 42:1 NIV (New International Version)
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
Psalms 42:1 NKJV (New King James Version)
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.
Psalms 42:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks, So my soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.
Psalms 42:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
Psalms 42:1 TPT (The Passion Translation)
I long to drink of you, O God, to drink deeply from the streams of pleasure flowing from your presence. My longings overwhelm me for more of you!
Psalms 42:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.