Verse 1

As the deer pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after You, O God.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Til sangeren. En salme for Korahs barn.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Som hjorten roper etter rinnende bekker, slik roper min sjel etter deg, Gud.

• Norsk King James

  Som hjorten lengter etter vannkildene, slik lengter min sjel etter deg, O Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til korlederen; en læresalme av Korahs barn.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For sangmesteren, en læresalme av Korahs barn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Som hjorten skriker etter rennende vann, slik skriker min sjel etter deg, Gud.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Som hjorten som tørster etter rennende bekker, slik tørster min sjel etter deg, o Gud.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Som hjorten skriker etter rennende vann, slik skriker min sjel etter deg, Gud.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Til korlederen. En læresalme av Korahs sønner.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of the sons of Korah.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.42.1", "source": "לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַח׃", "text": "To-the-*mənaṣṣēaḥ* *maśkîl* to-*bənê*-*qōraḥ*", "grammar": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular with prefixed preposition lamed - 'to/for the director/choirmaster'", "*maśkîl*": "noun, masculine, singular - 'contemplative poem/instructive psalm'", "*bənê*": "construct form of 'sons of', masculine plural", "*qōraḥ*": "proper name, masculine singular - 'Korah'" }, "variants": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "director/choirmaster/chief musician/overseer", "*maśkîl*": "contemplative poem/skillful composition/instructive psalm/psalm of understanding" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Til korlederen. En læresalme av Korahs barn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til Sangmesteren; (en Psalme), som giver Underviisning, for Korahs Børn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Til sangmesteren, en læresalme for Korahs sønner. Som hjorten lengter etter vannbekker, slik lengter min sjel etter deg, Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Som hjorten skriker etter bekker med vann, slik lengter min sjel etter deg, Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Til dirigenten. En instruksjon. Av Korahs sønner. Som en hjort lengter etter bekker med vann, slik lengter min sjel etter deg, Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Som hjorten lengter etter bekker med vann, slik lengter min sjel etter deg, Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  <Til den øverste sanglederen. En læresalme av Korahs sønner.> Som hjorten lengter etter bekker med vann, slik lengter sjelen min etter deg, Gud.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Like as the hert desyreth the water brokes, so longeth my soule after the, o God. My soule is a thurste for God, yee eue for the lyuynge God: wha shal I come, & beholde the face of God?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To him that excelleth. A Psalme to giue instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. As the harte brayeth for the riuers of water, so panteth my soule after thee, O God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To the chiefe musition a wise instruction of the sonnes of Corach. Lyke as the Hart brayeth for water brookes: so panteth my soule after thee O God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  > As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants after you, God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To the Overseer. -- An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah]. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Book 2(Psalms 42-72) For the music director; a well-written song by the Korahites. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 84:1-2 : 1 How lovely are your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
• Ps 119:131 : 131 I opened my mouth and panted, for I longed for Your commandments.
• Ps 143:6-7 : 6 I stretch forth my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a thirsty land. Selah. 7 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails: do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
• Ps 48:1 : 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain.
• Ps 63:1-2 : 1 O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land, where there is no water; 2 To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the sanctuary.
• Ps 85:1 : 1 LORD, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
• Ps 46:1 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
• Isa 26:8-9 : 8 Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for You; the desire of our soul is for Your name and for the remembrance of You. 9 With my soul I have desired You in the night; yes, with my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
• Ps 47:1 : 1 Clap your hands, all you people; shout to God with a voice of triumph.
• Ps 45:1 : 1 My heart is overflowing with a good matter: I speak of the things I have composed concerning the king: my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
• Num 16:32 : 32 And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, with their houses, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their goods.
• 1 Chr 25:1-5 : 1 Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, psalteries, and cymbals: and the number of the workers according to their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the king's order. 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt the horn. And God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
• Ps 44:1 : 1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work You did in their days, in the times of old.