Psalms 42:1
To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
In Context
2\42:1\Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.
Cross References
Exodus 6:24And the sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korahites.
Numbers 16:32And the earth, opening her mouth, took them in, with their families, and all the men who were joined to Korah, and their goods.
1 Chronicles 6:22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
1 Chronicles 25:1Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:
Psalms 45:1To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.
Psalms 47:1To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 42:1
If the book of Psalms be, as some have styled it, a mirror or looking-glass of pious and devout affections, this psalm in particular deserves, as much as any one psalm, to be so entitled, and is as proper as any to kindle and excite such in us: gracious desires are here strong and fervent; gracious hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, are here struggling, but the pleasing passion comes off a conqueror. Or we may take it for a conflict between sense and faith, sense objecting and faith answering. I. Faith begins with… Read the whole commentary →