Psalms 42:11
9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
10 Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.
- ASV
- 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 help of my countenance, and my God. Psalm 43
- DARBY
- Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, [who is] the health of my countenance, and my God.
- BLB
- Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in commotion within me? Wait for God, for still I will praise Him, the salvation of my face, and my God.
- ÅB
- Hvorfor er du nedbøyet, min sjel, og hvorfor bruser du i meg? Bi etter Gud! for jeg skal enda prise ham, mitt åsyns frelse og min Gud.
[^1]: landet østenfor Jordan. - OTB
- Hvorfor er du nedtrykt, min sjel?
Og hvorfor er du urolig i meg?
Sett ditt håp til Gud, for jeg skal ennå prise ham
For hans frelsende nærvær, min Gud. - B1930
- Hvorfor er du nedbøiet, min sjel, og hvorfor bruser du i mig? Bi efter Gud! for jeg skal ennu prise ham, mitt åsyns frelse og min Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 42:5
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
Read in contextJeremiah 33:6
Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
Read in contextJeremiah 30:17
But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”
Read in contextPsalms 43:5
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Read in contextMatthew 9:12
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
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