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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:1 ; image nature: Sandhill cranes dance in morning mist. Their calls echo across the marsh.; Psalms 42:1. <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

Psalms 42:1. <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:2 ; image nature: Autumn leaves spiral through shafts of light. A hidden stream provides gentle music.; Psalms 42:2. My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

Psalms 42:2. My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:3 ; image nature: A peregrine falcon rides thermal currents above coastal cliffs. Waves crash endlessly against the rocks below.; Psalms 42:3. My tears have been my food day and night, while they keep saying to me, Where is your God?

Psalms 42:3. My tears have been my food day and night, while they keep saying to me, Where is your God?

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:4 ; image nature: Snow falls silently on ancient redwoods. Shafts of light pierce through to illuminate the forest floor.; Psalms 42:4. Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.

Psalms 42:4. Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:5 ; image nature: Morning sun ignites mountain peaks. Valleys still sleep in purple shadow.; Psalms 42:5. Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

Psalms 42:5. Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:6 ; image nature: Spring peepers call from a pond reflecting the first evening stars.; Psalms 42:6. My soul is crushed down in me, so I will keep you in mind; from the land of Jordan and of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

Psalms 42:6. My soul is crushed down in me, so I will keep you in mind; from the land of Jordan and of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:7 ; image nature: Winter sunrise illuminates frost-covered prairie grass.; Psalms 42:7. Deep is sounding to deep at the noise of your waterfalls; all your waves have gone rolling over me.

Psalms 42:7. Deep is sounding to deep at the noise of your waterfalls; all your waves have gone rolling over me.

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:8 ; image nature: Wild roses climb abandoned stone walls. Time stands still in the secret garden.; Psalms 42:8. But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

Psalms 42:8. But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:9 ; image nature: Jagged lightning splits purple storm clouds. Thunder echoes through mountain canyons.; Psalms 42:9. I will say to God my Rock, Why have you let me go from your memory? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?

Psalms 42:9. I will say to God my Rock, Why have you let me go from your memory? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:10 ; image nature: Morning fog reveals spider galaxies. Dew drops capture rainbow light.; Psalms 42:10. The cruel words of my haters are like a crushing of my bones; when they say to me every day, Where is your God?

Psalms 42:10. The cruel words of my haters are like a crushing of my bones; when they say to me every day, Where is your God?

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BasicEnglish Psalms 42:11 ; image nature: Desert jackrabbits pause in saguaro shade. Heat waves distort distant peaks.; Psalms 42:11. Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

Psalms 42:11. Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

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