Psalms 42
1 Deer pant, desiring to drink water from a stream [when there is a drought] (OR, [when they are being pursued by hunters].) In the same way [SIM], God, I need you very much.
«Εις τον πρώτον μουσικόν, Μασχίλ, διά τους υιούς Κορέ.» Καθώς επιποθεί η έλαφος τους ρύακας των υδάτων, ούτως η ψυχή μου σε επιποθεί, Θεέ.
2 I desire to have fellowship with [MET] you, the all-powerful God. [I wonder], “When will I be able to go [back to the temple in Israel] and worship in your presence again?”
Διψά η ψυχή μου τον Θεόν, τον Θεόν τον ζώντα· πότε θέλω ελθεί και θέλω φανή ενώπιον του Θεού;
3 Every day and every night I cry; [it is as though] the only thing I have to drink is my tears; and while I do that, my enemies are continually asking me, “Why does your god not [help you]?”
Τα δάκρυά μου έγειναν τροφή μου ημέραν και νύκτα, όταν μοι λέγωσι καθ' ημέραν, Που είναι ο Θεός σου;
4 I am very distressed [IDM] as I remember when I went with the crowd of people to the temple [in Jerusalem], leading them as we walked along; we were all shouting joyfully and singing to thank God [for what he had done]; we were a large group who were celebrating.
Ταύτα ενεθυμήθην και εξέχεα την ψυχήν μου εντός μου, ότι διέβαινον μετά του πλήθους και περιεπάτουν μετ' αυτού έως του οίκου του Θεού, εν φωνή χαράς και αινέσεως, μετά πλήθους εορτάζοντος.
5 So [I say to] myself, “(Why am I sad and discouraged?/I should not be sad and discouraged!) [RHQ] I confidently expect God [to help me], and again I will praise him, my God, the one who saves me.”
Διά τι είσαι περίλυπος, ψυχή μου; και διά τι ταράττεσαι εντός μου; έλπισον επί τον Θεόν· επειδή έτι θέλω υμνεί αυτόν· το πρόσωπον αυτού είναι σωτηρία.
6 [But now, Yahweh], I am very discouraged [IDM], so I think about you, even from where the Jordan [River] gushes out from the bottom of Hermon [Mountain] and from Mizar Mountain.
Θεέ μου, η ψυχή μου είναι περίλυπος εντός μου· διά τούτο θέλω σε ενθυμείσθαι εκ γης Ιορδάνου και Ερμωνείμ εκ του όρους Μισάρ.
7 But here, the great sorrow that I feel is like water that you send down [MET]; [it is like] a waterfall that tumbles down and floods over me.
Άβυσσος προσκαλεί άβυσσον εις τον ήχον των καταρρακτών σου· πάντα τα κύματά σου και αι τρικυμίαι σου διήλθον επ' εμέ.
8 Yahweh shows me each day that he faithfully loves me, and each night I sing to him and pray to him, the God who causes me to live.
Εν τη ημέρα θέλει προστάξει ο Κύριος το έλεος αυτού· εν δε τη νυκτί θέλει είσθαι μετ' εμού η ωδή αυτού, η προσευχή μου προς τον Θεόν της ζωής μου.
9 I say to God, [who is like] an [overhanging] rock [under which I can hide] [MET], “It seems that you have forgotten me. I (mourn/cry) constantly because my enemies act cruelly toward me” [RHQ].
Θέλω ειπεί προς τον Θεόν, την πέτραν μου, διά τι με ελησμόνησας; διά τι περιπατώ σκυθρωπός εκ της καταθλίψεως του εχθρού;
10 They make fun of me constantly; they continually ask, “Why does your god not help you?” [RHQ] And when they insult me [like that], [it is like] wounds that I feel even in my bones.
Οι εχθροί μου ονειδίζοντές με συντρίβουσι τα οστά μου, λέγοντές μοι καθ' ημέραν, Που είναι ο Θεός σου;
11 But [I think, ] “(Why am I sad and discouraged?/I should not be sad and discouraged!) [RHQ] I will confidently expect God [to help me], and I will praise him again, my God, the one who saves me.”
Διά τι είσαι περίλυπος, ψυχή μου; και διά τι ταράττεσαι εντός μου; έλπισον επί τον Θεόν· επειδή έτι θέλω υμνεί αυτόν· αυτός είναι η σωτηρία του προσώπου μου και ο Θεός μου.
