Psalms 42:9

I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”

Majority Standard Bible

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

8The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.

10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

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Cross References

Psalms 13:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

Psalms 22:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

Psalms 38:6I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.

Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.

Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

Psalms 77:9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” 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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