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! 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. But 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. 9“O God my rock,” I cry, “why have you forgotten me? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?” 10Their taunts break my bones. They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”

Psalms 42:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• his lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• in the daytimeיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• and in the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• his songשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• unto the Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• of my lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416

Cross-references for Psalms 42:8

• Psalms 44:4You are my King and my God. You command victories for Israel.
• 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.
• Leviticus 25:21Be assured that I will send my blessing for you in the sixth year, so the land will produce a crop large enough for three years.
• Deuteronomy 28:8“The Lord will guarantee a blessing on everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
• Matthew 8:8But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.
• Psalms 32:7For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude
• Psalms 63:6I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.
• Psalms 149:5Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.
• Job 35:10Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God my Creator, the one who gives songs in the night?
• 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.
• Acts 16:25Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?
• Colossians 3:3For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with 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