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Psalms 41
Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 41 compared with King James Version 42
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2As the hart earnestly desires the fountains of water , so my soul earnestly longs for thee, O God.
2As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
3My soul has thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
3My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
4My tears have been bread to me day and night, while they daily said to me, Where is thy God?
4My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
5I remembered these things, and poured out my soul in me, for I will go to the place of thy wondrous tabernacle, [even] to the house of God, with a voice of exultation and thanksgiving and of the sound of those who keep festival.
5When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
6Wherefore art thou very sad, O my soul? and wherefore dost thou trouble me? hope in God; for I will give thanks to him; [he is] the salvation of my countenance.
6Why 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.
7O my God, my soul has been troubled within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Ermonites, from the little hill .
7O 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.
8Deep calls to deep at the voice of thy cataracts: all thy billows and thy waves have gone over me.
8Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
9By day the Lord will command his mercy, and manifest [it] by night: with me [is] prayer to the God of my life.
9Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
10I will say to God, Thou art my helper; why hast thou forgotten me? wherefore do I go sad of countenance, while the enemy oppresses [me]?
10I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
11While my bones were breaking, they that afflicted me reproached me; while they said to me daily , Where is thy God?
11As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
12Wherefore art thou very sad, O my soul? and wherefore dost thou trouble me? hope in God; for I will give thanks to him; [he is] the health of my countenance, and my God.
12Why 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.