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¹ As a deer gets thirsty
    for streams of water,
    I truly am thirsty
    for you, my God.
² In my heart, I am thirsty
for you, the living God.
    When will I see your face?
³ Day and night my tears
    are my only food,
    as everyone keeps asking,
    "Where is your God?"

⁴ Sorrow floods my heart,
    when I remember
leading the worshipers
    to your house.^[a]
    I can still hear them shout
    their joyful praises.
⁵ Why am I discouraged?
Why am I restless?
    I trust you!
And I will praise you again
    because you help me,
⁶     and you are my God.

I am deeply discouraged
    as I think about you
from where the Jordan begins
at Mount Hermon
    and from Mount Mizar.^[b]
7 Your vicious waves
    have swept over me
    like an angry ocean
    or a roaring waterfall.

⁸ Every day, you are kind,
    and at night
you give me a song
    as my prayer to you,
    the living Lord God.

⁹ You are my mighty rock.^[c]
    Why have you forgotten me?
    Why must enemies mistreat me
    and make me sad?
¹⁰ Even my bones are in pain,
    while all day long
my enemies sneer and ask,
    "Where is your God?"

¹¹ Why am I discouraged?
Why am I restless?
    I trust you!
And I will praise you again
    because you help me,
    and you are my God.