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

6My God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan, and the Hermons, from mount Mizar. 7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy cataracts; all thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me. In the day-time will Jehovah command his loving-kindness, and in the night his song shall be with me, a prayer unto the God of my life. 9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 10As with a crushing in my bones mine adversaries reproach me, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

Psalms 42:8 word by word

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

Cross-references for Psalms 42:8

• Psalms 44:4Thou thyself art my king, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.
• Psalms 133:3As the dew of Hermon that descendeth on the mountains of Zion; for there hath Jehovah commanded the blessing, life for evermore.
• Leviticus 25:21then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, that it may bring forth produce for three years;
• Deuteronomy 28:8Jehovah will command blessing on thee in thy granaries, and in all the business of thy hand; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
• Matthew 8:8And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant shall be healed.
• Psalms 32:7Thou art a hiding-place for me; thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
• Psalms 63:6When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:
• Psalms 149:5Let the godly exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
• Job 35:10But none saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,
• Isaiah 30:29Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a feast is sanctified; and joy of heart, as of one who goeth with a pipe to come unto the mountain of Jehovah, to the Rock of Israel.
• Acts 16:25And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them.
• Psalms 27:1Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
• Colossians 3:3for ye have died, and your life is hid with the 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