Psalms 43:2

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

1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men. For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression? 3Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell. 4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.

Psalms 43:2 word by word

כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י מָֽעוּזִּי֮ לָמָ֪ה זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי לָֽמָּה־קֹדֵ֥ר אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּלַ֣חַץ אוֹיֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• are the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of my refugeמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• have You rejected meזָנַחzânach · to rejectH2186
• must I walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• in sorrowקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
• because of the enemy’sאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• oppressionלַ֫חַץlachats · oppressionH3906

Cross-references for Psalms 43:2

• Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
• Psalms 140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
• Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
• Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
• Isaiah 45:24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
• Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• Psalms 71:9Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
• Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
• Psalms 94:14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Psalms 42:9I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”

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

Topics related to Psalms 43:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• God

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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