As the deerpantsfor the waterbrooks,Somy soulpantsfor You, O God.
The sonsof Kohath[were] Amminadabhis son,Korahhis son,Assirhis son,
I openedmy mouthwideand panted,For I longedfor Your commandments.
O God,we have heardwith our ears,Our fathershave toldus The workthat You didin their days,In the daysof old.
My heartoverflowswith a goodtheme;I addressmy versesto the King;My tongueis the penof a readywriter.
Godis our refugeand strength,A verypresenthelpin trouble.
O clapyour hands,allpeoples;Shoutto Godwith the voiceof joy.
Greatis the LORD,and greatlyto be praised,In the cityof our God,His holymountain.
Hearthis,allpeoples;Giveear,allinhabitantsof the world,
O LORD,You showedfavorto Your land;You restoredthe captivityof Jacob.
His foundationis in the holymountains.
O LORD,the Godof my salvation,I have criedout by dayand in the nightbeforeYou.
The sonsof Korah:Assirand Elkanahand Abiasaph;theseare the familiesof the Korahites.
Now Korahthe sonof Izhar,the sonof Kohath,the sonof Levi,with Dathanand Abiram,the sonsof Eliab,and Onthe sonof Peleth,sonsof Reuben,took[action],
and the earthopenedits mouthand swallowedthem up, and their households,and allthe menwhobelonged to Korahwith [their] possessions.
The sonsof Korah,however, did not die.
