God, make me Thirsty

†אַיָּל S354 TWOT45k GK385 n.[m.] (f. ) hart, stag, deer (Aramaic id., ܐܰܝܠܴܐ (ʾaylo) Arabic إِيَّلٌ (ʾiyyalun) Assyrian ailu DlW, but dub., v. HptBAS i. 170, Ethiopic ሀየል (hayyal) = leader? cf. אַיִל. Arabic إِيَّلٌ (ʾiyyalun) = ibex (i.q. وَعْلٌ, وَعِلٌ (waʿlun, waʿilun)).) א׳ abs. + 6 times; pl. אַיָּלִים Ct 2:9 + 3 times;—hart, stag, allowed as food , ; (all || צְבִי); 14:5 (|| צְבִי, יַחְמוּר etc.); eaten in Sol.’s household (|| as ); sim. of leaping ; id. עֹפֶר הָא׳ Ct 2:9, 17; 8:14 (all || צְבִי); as in

BDB

354. אַיָּל ayyal (19b); from the same as 197; a hart, stag, deer:—deer(8), stag(3).

NASB Dictionaries

a deer LEB, ESV, NRSV

the deer NLT, NASB95, NKJV

[variant reading] LES, VGCLEM

the hart KJV 1900, AV 1873

ἡ ἔλαφος LXX Swete

Text Comparison

אַיָּ֗ל ʾǎy·yālʹ

אַיָּל ʾǎy·yālfallow deer

אַיָּל ʾǎy·yāl fallow deer

אול ʾwl to be in front, be strong

The sensation of thirst, therefore, is your brain's way of trying to adjust unbalanced fluid levels in the body. When the brain detects that your blood is too salty, it generates a thirst response in hopes that you will adjust your behavior accordingly to seek out water.

NC-SA noun, common, singular, absolute

H354 Hebrew Strong’s

deer noun

2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?

3 My tears have been my meat day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

Water is the single most important nutrient for animals -- and yes, it's a nutrient, technically speaking. We humans are made up of about 60 percent water, and maintaining proper hydration is one of the major functions of the brain.

The Psalmist feels separated from God

He thirsts for God v 1-2

Have you ever felt that God is a million miles away when you need him most? How did you handle that?

He cries for God v 3

He endures ridicule for God v 3

Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations 6840 Easy Road Crowded

The easy roads are crowded,

And the level roads are jammed;

The pleasant little rivers

With the drifting folks are crammed,

But off yonder where its rocky

Where you get a better view,

You will find the ranks are thinning

And the travelers are few.

Where the going’s smooth and pleasant

You will always find the throng,

For the many, more’s the pity,

Seem to like to drift along;

But the steps that call for courage,

And that task that’s hard to do.

In the end results in glory

For the never-wavering few.

5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him For the help of his countenance.

6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee From the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.

7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

8 Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night his song shall be with me, And my prayer unto the God of my life.

9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; While they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

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