Here’s
a prayer setting of Psalm 42 from Kansas Bob’s Daily Prayer blog.
Prayer
(based on Psalm 42)
As
a deer longs for flowing streams,
so
my soul longs for you, O God.
My
soul thirsts for you the living God.
Come
in power, Almighty God!
My
tears seem to be my food day and night;
my
tears seems to speak to me and say, “Where is your God?”
Answer
my tears, O compassionate Father!
Yet
these things I remember as I pour out my soul:
how
sweet your presence is and how exhilarating it is
to
worship you with shouts of joy amongst your people.
I
rejoice in you, O joy giving Lord!
These
are the things I ponder:
why
my soul is sad and in turmoil within me?
I
want to hope in you God.
I
want to experience your power.
O
come, Holy Spirit!
Yet
even now, when my soul is cast down within me,
I
remember you in the land of trials and testing.
I
trust in you, Jesus!
I
want to hear your voice Lord like the sounds of great waterfalls,
speaking
with power and having powerful affects.
Come,
O Holy Shepherd!
You
are my rock, the One in whom I have trusted…
yet
I sometime feel forgotten,
I
often mourn so many losses.
I
sometimes feel oppressed.
Come,
O God of deliverance!
My
soul will not be cast down forever…
the
turmoil will end…
my
hope is in you Lord…
I
shall praise you afresh.
Jesus
is my salvation and my God!
Amen
~
written by Kansas Bob, and posted on Daily
Prayer. http://praying.kansasbob.com/2009/05/praying-psalm-42.html
