Psalms 42:5

Psalms 42:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
• New International Version (NIV)Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and

Context of Psalms 42:5

3My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, "Where is your God?" 4These 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. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation 6and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. 7Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me.

Psalms 42:5 word by word

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וַתֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ע֥וֹד אוֹדֶ֗נּוּ יְשׁוּע֥וֹת פָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Why art thou cast downשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
• O my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• art thou disquietedהָמָהhâmâh · to roarH1993
• in me? hopeיָחַלyâchal · to wait: hopeH3176
• thou in Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• for I shall yet praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• the helpיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• of his countenanceפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440

Cross-references for Psalms 42:5

• Psalms 42:11Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
• Psalms 35:14I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; as one who laments his mother, I bowed down in mourning.
• Psalms 43:5Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
• Psalms 55:4My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
• Psalms 61:2from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I,
• Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.
• Psalms 143:3For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
• 1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
• Mark 14:33And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.
• Psalms 27:13I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
• Psalms 37:7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
• Psalms 56:3When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
• Psalms 71:14But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
• Job 13:15Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face.
• Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
• Lamentations 3:24"The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."

Commentaries on Psalms 42:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? - Bad as the times are, desolate as Jerusalem is, insulting as are our enemies, hopeless as in the sight of man our condition may be, yet there is no room for despair. All things are possible to God. We have a promise of restoration; he is as good as he is powerful; hope therefore in him. I shall yet praise him - For my restoration from this captivity. He is the health of my soul. I shall have the light and help of his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? - Margin, bowed down. The Hebrew word means to bow down, to incline oneself; then, usually, to prostrate oneself as in public worship; and then, to sink down under the weight of sorrow; to be depressed and sad. The Septuagint renders it, “Why art thou grieved?” - ́ perilupos So the Vulgate. This is an earnest remonstrance addressed by himself to his own soul, as if there were really no occasion for this excessive…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The psalmist feels sad, but he can still function. He remembers that the living God is his Savior. This verse appears again in Psalms 42:11 and 43:5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Hence he chides his despondent soul, assuring himself of a time of joy. help of his countenance--or, "face" (compare Nu 6:25; Psa 4:6; 16:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 42:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Desire
• Doubting
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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