Psalm 42
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Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 42 canonical | 5 |
| Psalm 41 (Septuagint/Vulgate numbering) | 1 |
| Psalm 42 (Hebrew/Protestant numbering) | 1 |
| Psalm 42 (Judica me, Deus) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1066624 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 42 Context triple: [Sons of Korah, psalmSuperscription, Psalm 42]
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A.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
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B.
Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
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C.
Psalm
Psalm is the youngest son of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, born in 2019.
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D.
Psalm 119
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, an acrostic psalm that meditates extensively on the beauty, authority, and guidance of God's law.
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E.
Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 42 Target entity description: Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
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A.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
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B.
Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
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C.
Psalm
Psalm is the youngest son of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, born in 2019.
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D.
Psalm 119
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, an acrostic psalm that meditates extensively on the beauty, authority, and guidance of God's law.
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E.
Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical psalm
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Psalm 41
ⓘ
Psalm 43 ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
sons of Korah
ⓘ
linked to:
Sons of Korah
|
| bookOrderInPsalms |
Book II of Psalms
ⓘ
linked to:
Psalm 2
|
| canonicalNumbering |
Psalm 41 (Septuagint/Vulgate numbering)
ⓘ
linked to:
Psalm 42
Psalm 42 (Hebrew/Protestant numbering) ⓘ
linked to:
Psalm 42
|
| chapterCount | 1 ⓘ |
| containsRefrain | Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
hope
ⓘ
sorrow ⓘ yearning ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
God’s presence
ⓘ
inner dialogue of faith and doubt ⓘ memory of worship ⓘ |
| genre | lament psalm ⓘ |
| influenced | Christian hymnody ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | As the Deer (contemporary Christian worship song) ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryImage | deer panting for streams of water ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| mentions |
people saying "Where is your God?"
ⓘ
processions to the house of God ⓘ tears as food day and night ⓘ waves and breakers sweeping over the psalmist ⓘ |
| oftenLinkedWith | Psalm 43 ⓘ |
| openingLine | As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Psalms
ⓘ
linked to:
Psalms
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| positionInBook | 42 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalCollection | Ketuvim ⓘ |
| superscription | For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. ⓘ |
| theme |
distress and lament
ⓘ
hope in God ⓘ inner turmoil ⓘ spiritual longing for God ⓘ thirst for God ⓘ trust in divine salvation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
prayers of lament
ⓘ
services emphasizing trust in God ⓘ |
| verseCount | 11 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psalm 42 Description of subject: Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Psalm 42
linked to: Psalm 42
linked to: Psalm 42
subject linked to:
As the Deer (contemporary Christian worship song)