Psalms 42:5

Wherefore art thou very sad, O my soul? and wherefore dost thou trouble me? 1 Hope in God; for I will give thanks to him, 1 Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4And I will go in to the altar of God, 1 To God who gladdens my youth: 1 I will give thanks to thee on the harp, O God, my God. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed, because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, each for his sons and his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

Psalms 37:7I have been wretched and bowed down continually: 1 I went with a mourning countenance all the day. 1

Psalms 44:3Thou art more beautiful than the sons of men: 1 Grace has been shed forth on thy lips: 1 Therefore God has blessed thee forever. 1

Psalms 56:3I will cry to God most high; 1 The God who has benefited me. Pause. 1

Matthew Henry on Psalms 42:2-6

Desiring Communion with God; Mourning for the Loss of Public Ordinances. 1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 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? 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… Read the whole commentary →

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