Psalms 42:1 meaning and explanation

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

Psalms 42:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The psalm’s heading names the choirmaster, the musical director who received such songs for temple worship, and the sons of Korah, a Levitical guild of singers. A Maskil is a term of uncertain meaning, likely a contemplative or instructive psalm.

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