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Psalms 43:2
2For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Psalms 43:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- New International Version (NIV)You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You are the God of my strength; Why do You cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Context of Psalms 43:2
1Judge and vindicate me, O God; plead my case against an ungodly nation. O rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man! For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places. 4Then I will go to the altar of God, To God, my exceeding joy; With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!
Read all of Psalms 43Psalms 43:2 word by word
כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י מָֽעוּזִּי֮ לָמָ֪ה זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי לָֽמָּה־קֹדֵ֥ר אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּלַ֣חַץ אוֹיֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of my strengthמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
- why dost thou cast me offזָנַחzânach · to rejectH2186
- why goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- I mourningקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
- because of the oppressionלַ֫חַץlachats · oppressionH3906
- of the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
Cross-references for Psalms 43:2
- Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield; My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.
- Psalms 140:7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
- Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Isaiah 40:31But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired.
- Isaiah 45:24It shall be said of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’ To Him people will come, And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.
- Zechariah 10:12And I will strengthen Israel in the Lord, And they will walk [and glory] in His name,” declares the Lord.
- Ephesians 6:10In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might.
- Philippians 4:13I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]
- Psalms 71:9Do not cast me off nor send me away in the time of old age; Do not abandon me when my strength fails and I am weak.
- Psalms 77:7Will the Lord reject forever? And will He never be favorable again?
- Psalms 94:14For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He abandon His inheritance.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
- Psalms 42:9I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
Commentaries on Psalms 43:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For those art the God of my strength - The psalmist speaks here, as in other places in the person of the whole Israelitish people then captive in Babylon. We still acknowledge thee for our God. Why are we cast off? Now that we are humbled and penitent, why are we not enlarged? Why are we not saved from this oppression of the Babylonians?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For thou art the God of my strength - See Psalm 18:2, note; Psalm 28:7, note. Why dost thou cast me off? - As if I were none of thine; as if I were wholly abandoned. Compare the notes at Psalm 22:1. The word rendered “cast off” - זנח zânach - is a word which implies strong disgust or loathing: “Why dost thou cast me off as a loathsome or disgusting object?” Compare Revelation 3:16. The Hebrew word means properly to be foul, to be rancid, to stink: then…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2rejected me: Other psalms also ask if God has rejected his people (Psalm 44:9, 23; 60:1, 10; 74:1; 77:7; 88:14; 89:38; 108:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. God of my strength--by covenant relation my stronghold (Psa 18:1). cast me off--in scorn. because--or, "in," that is, in such circumstances of oppression.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 43
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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