Psalms 42:5

Why am I downcast? Why this moaning within me? Hope in God; for yet will I praise him, my help, my God.

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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

4My heart floods with sorrow, as I call to mind: how I used to pass on with the throng, at their head, to the house of God, with glad shouts and giving of thanks, in the throng who kept festival.

6I am sunk in my misery; I will therefore call you to mind from the land of Jordan and Hermon, the mountain Mizar.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:13Firm is the faith I cherish, that I, in the land of the living, will yet see the goodness of God.

Psalms 37:7In silence and patience wait on the Lord. Be not kindled to anger at those who prosper. At those who execute evil devices.

Psalms 42:11Why am I downcast? Why this moaning within me? Hope in God; for yet will I praise him, my help, my God.

Psalms 44:3it was not their own arm that brought them the victory. Yours was the hand and the arm, yours was the face that shone on them with favor.

Psalms 56:3In the day of my terror I trust in you.

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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