New Living Translation
Psalms 42:6
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.
Psalms 42:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
- New International Version (NIV)My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, And from the heights of Hermon, From the Hill Mizar.
Context of Psalms 42:6
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! 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 my 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. 7I hear the tumult of the raging seas as your waves and surging tides sweep over me. 8But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life.
Read all of Psalms 42Psalms 42:6 word by word
אֱֽלֹהַ֗י עָלַי֮ נַפְשִׁ֪י תִשְׁתּ֫וֹחָ֥ח עַל־כֵּ֗ן אֶ֭זְכָּרְךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ יַרְדֵּ֑ן וְ֝חֶרְמוֹנִ֗ים מֵהַ֥ר מִצְעָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- is cast downשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
- within me: therefore will I rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- thee from the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- and of the Hermonitesחֶרְמוֹנִיםchermônîym · HermonH2769
- from the hillהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- Mizarמִצְעָרmits‛âr · (Mount) MizarH4706
Cross-references for Psalms 42:6
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
- Psalms 43:4There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God!
- Psalms 88:1O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night.
- Matthew 26:39He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
- Matthew 27:46At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
- Psalms 77:6when my nights were filled with joyful songs. I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
- Jonah 2:7As my life was slipping away, I remembered the Lord. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple.
- Psalms 61:2From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety,
- 2 Samuel 17:22So David and all the people with him went across the Jordan River during the night, and they were all on the other bank before dawn.
- Deuteronomy 3:8“So we took the land of the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River—all the way from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon.
- Deuteronomy 4:47Israel took possession of his land and that of King Og of Bashan—the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan.
- Psalms 133:3Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the Lord has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.
Commentaries on Psalms 42:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6O my God, my soul is cast down - It is impossible for me to lighten this load; I am full of discouragements, notwithstanding I labor to hope in thee. Therefore untill I remember thee from the land of Jordan - That is, from Judea, this being the chief river of that country. And of the Hermonites - הרמונים the Hermons, used in the plural because Hermon has a double ridge joining in an angle, and rising in many summits. The river Jordan, and the mountains of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6O my God, my soul is cast down within me - This is the utterance of a soul in anguish, notwithstanding the purpose not to be cast down, and the conviction that hope ought to be cherished. The psalmist cannot but say that, despite all this, he is sad. His troubles come rushing over his soul; they all return at once; his heart is oppressed, and he is constrained to confess that, notwithstanding his solemn purpose not to be sad, and the conviction that he…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. 6Mount Hermon is a high mountain range northeast of Israel. The source of the Jordan is by Dan at the foot of Mount Hermon. Mount Mizar might be a peak in the Mount Hermon range.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Dejection again described. therefore--that is, finding no comfort in myself, I turn to Thee, even in this distant "land of Jordan and the (mountains) Hermon, the country east of Jordan. hill Mizar--as a name of a small hill contrasted with the mountains round about Jerusalem, perhaps denoted the contempt with which the place of exile was regarded.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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