[1] As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. [2] My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When may I come to see God's face? [3] My tears are my food day and night. People ask me all day long, "Where is your God?" [4] I will remember these things as I pour out my soul: how I used to walk with the crowd and lead it in a procession to God's house. I sang songs of joy and thanksgiving while crowds of people celebrated a festival. [5] Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise him. He is my savior and my God. [6] My soul is discouraged. That is why I will remember you in the land of Jordan, on the peaks of Hermon, on Mount Mizar. [7] One deep sea calls to another at the roar of your waterspouts. All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me. [8] The LORD commands his mercy during the day, and at night his song is with me- a prayer to the God of my life. [9] I will ask God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?" [10] With a shattering blow to my bones, my enemies taunt me. They ask me all day long, "Where is your God?" [11] Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise him. He is my savior and my God.
