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My soulנַפְשִׁיthirstsצָמְאָהfor Elohim,לֵאלֹהִיםfor the livingחָיEl;לְאֵלwhenמָתַיshall I comeאָבוֹאand appearוְאֵרָאֶהbefore the faceפְּנֵיof Elohim?אֱלֹהִים
Psalms 42:2
Study it in the app“My soul thirsts for Elohim, for the living El; when shall I come and appear before the face of Elohim?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 42:2, word by word
- My soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nafshi” appears- thirstsצָמְאָהtsama
be thirsty
Be thirsty.
Where else “tsama” appears- for Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- for the livingחָיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- whenמָתַיmatay
when?
When? How long?
Where else “matay” appears- shall I comeאָבוֹאavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “avo” appears- and appearאֵרָאֶהerae
appear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “erae” appears- before the faceפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears
The context
1For the director. A maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer longs for channels of water, so my soul longs for you, Elohim.
2 · This verse (above)
3My tears have been bread for me day and night, while they say to me all the day, “Where is your Elohim?”