David's zeal to serve God -- His trust in God. (To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.)

¹⁾As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee,; O God.

²⁾My soul thirsteth for to see God, for to see the living God:; when shall I come and appear before thee, O God?

³⁾My tears have been mypoured meatout unto thee day and night, while theymine enemies continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

⁴⁾When I remember these thingsmine enemies, I pour out my soul inunto me:thee; for I had gone with the multitude,; I also went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with athe multitude that kept holyday.

⁵⁾Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God:; for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

⁶⁾O my God, my soul is cast down within me:; therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.

⁷⁾Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts:; all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

⁸⁾Yet the LORDLord will command his lovingkindnessloving-kindness in the day timedaytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

⁹⁾I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

¹⁰⁾As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

¹¹⁾Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God:; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.