New Living Translation
Psalms 42:4
4My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!
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
2I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? 3Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?” My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration! 5Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and 6my God! Now I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember you— even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan, from the land of Mount Mizar.
Read all of Psalms 42Psalms 42:4 word by word
אֵ֤לֶּה אֶזְכְּרָ֨ה׀ וְאֶשְׁפְּכָ֬ה עָלַ֨י׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר׀ בַּסָּךְ֮ אֶדַּדֵּ֗ם עַד־בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים בְּקוֹל־רִנָּ֥ה וְתוֹדָ֗ה הָמ֥וֹן חוֹגֵֽג׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When I rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- I pour outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- in me: for I had goneעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- with the multitudeסַךְsâk · throngH5519
- I wentדָּדָהdâdâh · to go slowlyH1718
- with them to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- with the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- of joyרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
- and praiseתּוֹדָהtôdâh · thanksgivingH8426
- with a multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- that kept holydayחָגַגchâgag · to celebrateH2287
Cross-references for Psalms 42:4
- Ruth 1:21I went away full, but the Lord has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the Lord has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?”
- Job 29:2“I long for the years gone by when God took care of me,
- Job 30:1“But now I am mocked by people younger than I, by young men whose fathers are not worthy to run with my sheepdogs.
- Lamentations 4:1How the gold has lost its luster! Even the finest gold has become dull. The sacred gemstones lie scattered in the streets!
- Luke 16:25“But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.
- Psalms 62:8O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Interlude
- 1 Samuel 1:15“Oh no, sir!” she replied. “I haven’t been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord.
- Job 30:16“And now my life seeps away. Depression haunts my days.
- 1 Chronicles 15:15Then the Levites carried the Ark of God on their shoulders with its carrying poles, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1They brought the Ark of God and placed it inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to God.
- Psalms 81:1Sing praises to God, our strength. Sing 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 16:11This is a time to celebrate before the Lord your God at the designated place of worship he will choose for his name to be honored. Celebrate with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites from your towns, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you.
- 2 Chronicles 7:10Then at the end of the celebration, Solomon sent the people home. They were all joyful and glad because the Lord had been so good to David and to Solomon and to his people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 30:23The entire assembly then decided to continue the festival another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for another week.
- Isaiah 30:29But the people of God will sing a song of joy, like the songs at the holy festivals. You will be filled with joy, as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem, 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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