Psalms 42:5
3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
- 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 [For] the help of his countenance.
- DARBY
- Why art thou cast down, my soul, and art disquieted in me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, [for] the health of his countenance.
- BLB
- Why are you cast down, O my soul, and in commotion within me? Wait for God, for still I will praise Him, for the salvation of His face.
- ÅB
- Hvorfor er du nedbøyet, min sjel, og bruser i meg? Bi etter Gud! for jeg skal enda prise ham for frelse fra hans åsyn.
- 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 bruser i mig? Bi efter Gud! for jeg skal ennu prise ham for frelse fra hans åsyn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Read in contextHebrews 10:36–37
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Read in contextPsalms 61:2
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Read in contextMatthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Read in contextPsalms 27:13–14
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Read in contextLamentations 3:24–26
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Read in contextPsalms 56:3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Read in contextPsalms 43:5
Why art thou cast down, O 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.
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