Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 42:4
4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
Psalms 42:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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 multitude that kept holyday.
- New International Version (NIV)These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.
Context of Psalms 42:4
2My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? 3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?” These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise. 5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence. 6O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon— even from Mount Mizar.
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אֵ֤לֶּה אֶזְכְּרָ֨ה׀ וְאֶשְׁפְּכָ֬ה עָלַ֨י׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר׀ בַּסָּךְ֮ אֶדַּדֵּ֗ם עַד־בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים בְּקוֹל־רִנָּ֥ה וְתוֹדָ֗ה הָמ֥וֹן חוֹגֵֽג׃Read the interlinear
- These thingsאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- come to mindזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- as I pour outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- as I pour outעַל‛al · uponH5921
- my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- howכִּיkîy · forH3588
- I walkedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- with the multitudeסַךְsâk · throngH5519
- leadingדָּדָהdâdâh · to go slowlyH1718
- the festiveהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- processionחָגַגchâgag · to celebrateH2287
- toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- with shoutsקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- of joyרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
- and praiseתּוֹדָהtôdâh · thanksgivingH8426
Cross-references for Psalms 42:4
- Ruth 1:21I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”
- Job 29:2“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
- Job 30:1“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
- Lamentations 4:1How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.
- Luke 16:25But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
- Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- 1 Samuel 1:15“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
- Job 30:16And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.
- 1 Chronicles 15:15And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
- Psalms 81:1Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
- Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
- 2 Chronicles 7:10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 30:23The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.
- Isaiah 30:29You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
Commentaries on Psalms 42:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4When I remember these things - Or, these things I shall remember. They often occur to me, and sharpen my distressful feelings. My soul is dissolved, becomes weak as water, when I reflect on what I have had, and on what I have lost. Or, I pour out my soul to myself in deep regrets and complaints, when reflecting on these things. I once enjoyed all the ordinances of God, and now I have none. I once had the joyous communion of saints in God's ordinances; but…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4When I remember these things - These sorrows; this banishment from the house of God; these reproaches of my enemies. The verb used here is in the future tense, and would be appropriately rendered “I will remember these things, and I will pour out my soul within me.” That is, it is not a mere recollection of the past, but it indicates a state or purpose of mind - a solemn resolution to bear these things ever in remembrance, and to allow them to produce a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The psalmist remembers leading a large procession as part of the Levitical choir, possibly during the important holy days.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The verbs are properly rendered as futures, "I will remember," &c.,--that is, the recollection of this season of distress will give greater zest to the privileges of God's worship, when obtained.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
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