Tehillim 42
Keayal Taarog
Ie Psalm 42 appeals to the nostalgia of the exile. He feels alone, hated and he calls on the Lord to save him.
As the deer aspires to the river to drink, so the psalmist calls on Gd whom he calls "El h'ai", the living Gd, the Eternal Creator. Just as everything on this earth needs nourishment, its neshama expresses its vital need to connect with Gd, to return to its source.
In this metaphorical relationship, Man aspires to drink in divine knowledge to bear witness to the reason for his existence. His approach to what the Eternal represents, this flow of water, this teaching, then allows him to live.
LYRICS
(Hebrew/French)
42.1 לַ מְ נַצּ ֵ חַ
, מַ שְׂ כִּ יל לִ בְ נֵי-קֹרַ ח
Lamnatsea'h maskil livne-Kora'h
To the chief of the cantors. Maskil
By the sons of Korah
42.2ב כְּאַיָּל, תַּעֲרֹג עַל-אֲפִיקֵי-מָיִם-
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Kéayal ta'arog 'al-afiké-mayim
kene nafchi ta'arog elekha Elohim
As the deer aspires to streams
So my soul longs for you
O God!
42.3 צָמְאָה נַפְשִׁי, לֵאלֹהִים-
- לְאֵל חָי:מָתַי אָבוֹא; וְאֵרָאֶה, פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים.
Tsameah nafchi Elohim leEl hai
Mataï avo vééraé pené Elokim
My soul thirsts for God of the living God
When will I return to appear
In the presence of God?