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Deep Calls Out to Deep (Psalm 42:7)

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A yearning, in the depths of the created. Calling out into the vastness, one soul, seeking one God. In the psalm it might be a deer, seeking a stream with clear water. It might be a soul, seeking a union meant to purify. A longing, a cry for intimacy. A lyric sung by a voice from the deepness of one realm to another. copyright 2025 - Donald P James Jr https://www.amazon.com/stores/Donald-P.-James-Jr./author

Like a Deer Longs for a Stream (Psalm 42)

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As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually,  "Where is your God?"  Psalm 42:1-3 (NRS)       I need You like the deer longs for a stream. I thirst for you, every day and every night. When will my sight be filled with Your face? My tears nourish me, in my despair. Bread and water are but dust. Where is your God the unbelievers recite? They accuse You of failing to embrace Your child. ...