Psalms 42:9

(42:10) I will say unto God, my rock, why hast thou forgotten me? why must I walk grieved, under the oppression of the enemy?

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8(42:9) In the daytime the Lord will command his kindness, and in the night his song shall be with me, as a prayer unto the God of my life.

10(42:11) It is as death in my bones, when my assailants reproach me; when they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

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Cross References

Psalms 13:1“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” (13:2) How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me continually! how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Psalms 22:1“To the chief musician upon Ayeleth-hashachar, a psalm of David.” (22:2) My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from saving me, and from the words of my loud complaint?

Psalms 38:6(38:7) I am bent double; I am bowed down to the utmost; all the day long I go about full of grief.

Psalms 44:23(44:24) Awake, wherefore wilt thou sleep, O Lord? arise, abandon us not for ever.

Psalms 62:2(62:3) Only he is my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defense: I shall not be greatly moved.

Psalms 77:9(77:10) Hath God forgotten to be gracious? or hath he shut up in anger his mercies? Selah.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 42:7-11

Complaints and Consolations. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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