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Psalms 42:5

Why are you bowed down, my soul? 1 Why are you upset within me? 1 Hope in God, for again I will praise him who is my salvation. 1

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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

4These things I call to mind as I pour out my soul: 1 how I went with the throng and led them to the house of God 1 with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude celebrating a festival. 1

6My God, my soul is bowed down within me, 1 therefore I call you to mind from the land of the Jordan, 1 from the three peaks of Mount Hermon, and from the hill of Mizar. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 30:6David was greatly distressed, for the people were talking about stoning him, for all the people were bitter in spirit, each man for his sons and daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh, his God.

Psalms 27:13What would have happened to me if I had not believed that I would see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living? 1

Psalms 37:7Be still before Yahweh and wait patiently for him. 1 Do not be angry if someone succeeds in what he does, 1 or when he makes evil plots. 1

Psalms 42:11Why are you bowed down, my soul? 1 Why are you upset within me? 1 Hope in God, for again I will praise him who is my salvation and my God.

Psalms 44:3For they did not obtain the land for their possession by their own sword, 1 neither did their own arm save them; 1 but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, 1 because you were favorable to them. 1

Psalms 56:3When I am afraid, 1 I will put my trust in you. 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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Study Psalms 42:5

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