Psalms 42:8

Psalms 42:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life.

Context of Psalms 42:8

6O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear]; Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar. 7Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me. Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song will be with me, A prayer to the God of my life. 9I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?” 10As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me, While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”

Psalms 42:8 word by word

יוֹמָ֤ם׀ יְצַוֶּ֬ה יְהוָ֨ה׀ חַסְדּ֗וֹ וּ֭בַלַּיְלָה שִׁיר֣וֹ עִמִּ֑י תְּ֝פִלָּ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל חַיָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• his lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• in the daytimeיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• and in the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• his songשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• unto the Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• of my lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416

Cross-references for Psalms 42:8

• Psalms 44:4You are my King, O God; Command victories and deliverance for Jacob (Israel).
• Psalms 133:3It is like the dew of [Mount] Hermon Coming down on the hills of Zion; For there the Lord has commanded the blessing: life forevermore.
• Leviticus 25:21then [this is My answer:] I will order My [special] blessing for you in the sixth year, so that it will produce [sufficient] crops for three years.
• Deuteronomy 28:8The Lord will command the blessing upon you in your storehouses and in all that you undertake, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
• Matthew 8:8But the centurion replied to Him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
• Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place; You, Lord, protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.
• Psalms 63:6When I remember You on my bed, I meditate and thoughtfully focus on You in the night watches,
• Psalms 149:5Let the godly ones exult in glory; Let them sing for joy on their beds.
• Job 35:10But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs [of rejoicing] in the night,
• Isaiah 30:29You will have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, And joy of heart as when one marches [in procession] with a flute, To go to the [temple on the] mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.
• Acts 16:25But about midnight when Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life— Whom shall I dread?
• Colossians 3:3For you died [to this world], and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.

Commentaries on Psalms 42:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The Lord will command - Every day the Lord will give an especial commission to his loving-kindness to visit me. During the night I shall sing of his mercy and goodness; and alternately mingle my singing with prayer for a continuance of his mercy, and for power to make the best use of these visitations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in the daytime - literally, “By day the Lord will command his mercy;” that is, he will so order or direct his mercy or his favor. The word “daytime” here refers evidently to prosperity; and the expectation of the psalmist was that a time of prosperity would return; that he might hope for better days; that the loving-kindness of God would again be manifested to him. He did not wholly despair. He expected to see…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. But if one trouble follow hard after another, if all seem to combine for our ruin, let us remember they are all appointed and overruled by the Lord. David regards the Divine favour as the fountain of all the good he looked for. In the Saviour's name let us hope and pray. One word from him will calm every…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The psalmist sees rays of hope. A life focused on God includes joyful songs and prayers for justice and vindication (Psalm 42:9–10; 43:1–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Still he relies on as constant a flow of divine mercy which will elicit his praise and encourage his prayer to God.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings