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

1My God, show that I am not guilty. Make the people who do not respect you know that I am right. Rescue me from the evil people who tell lies about me. God, you are the safe place where I can hide. Why have you pushed me away? How much longer must I continue to weep, because my enemies do cruel things to me? 3Send to me your light and your truth. Let them be my guide. They will take me back to your holy mountain and to the house where you live. 4Then I will go to your altar, to worship you, the God who makes me happy. You are my God and I will praise you there. I will sing to thank you, God, with my harp.

Psalms 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 makes me strong. He keeps me safe like a shield. I trust in him completely, and he has helped me. I am very happy, and I will thank him with my songs.
• Psalms 140:7Lord, my Lord, you are my strong helper. You keep me safe when I fight in a battle.
• Exodus 15:2The Lord makes me strong. He is the reason for my song. He is the one who has saved me. He is my God and I will praise him. He is my father's God and I will praise his name.
• Isaiah 40:31But people who wait for the Lord to help them will receive new strength. They will rise up high, as if they have the wings of eagles. They will run and they will not become tired. They will walk and they will not become weak.
• Isaiah 45:24They will all say this about me: “The Lord alone is true and strong.” ’ Everybody who has been angry with God will come to him. They will be ashamed that they were angry.
• Zechariah 10:12‘I will make my people strong. They will obey me because they love my name.’
• Ephesians 6:10At the end of my letter, I want to say this to you: Be united with the Lord, so that you are strong. Then his great power will help you.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all these things because Christ makes me strong.
• Psalms 71:9Do not chase me away when I am old. When I am no longer strong, do not turn away from me.
• Psalms 77:7I ask myself, ‘Will the Lord always turn against me? Will he never be kind to me again?
• Psalms 94:14The Lord will not leave his people alone. He will not forget to help the people that belong to him.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon, my son, keep near to your father's God. Be happy to serve him faithfully in every way. The Lord knows what you are thinking. He understands all your thoughts. If you turn to him, you will find him. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you alone for ever.
• Psalms 42:9I say to God, who is my high rock, ‘Why have you forgotten me? Why must I be so sad? How much longer must I continue to weep, because my enemies do cruel things to me?’

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
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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