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Thirst for God

Week 1 · Saturday · Psalm 42: As the Deer Longs for Water

This psalm longs for God and, in the same breath, argues with its own sadness. You can do both today; the longing is itself a kind of prayer.

verse 1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. verse 2My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
Psalm 42:1–2BSB
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
Psalm 42:5BSB

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