Psalm 42 (NLT) - Contemporary Praise & Worship - Male Lead Vocals

Psalm 42
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of the descendants of Korah.

1
As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
2
I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him?
3
Day and night I have only tears for food,
while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,
“Where is this God of yours?”

4
My heart is breaking
as I remember how it used to be:
I walked among the crowds of worshipers,
leading a great procession to the house of God,
singing for joy and giving thanks
amid the sound of a great celebration!

5
Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and 6 my God!

Now I am deeply discouraged,
but I will remember you—
even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan,
from the land of Mount Mizar.
7
I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
8
But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me,
and through each night I sing his songs,
praying to God who gives me life.

9
“O God my rock,” I cry,
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I wander around in grief,
oppressed by my enemies?”
10
Their taunts break my bones.
They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”

11
Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!