Psalms 42:9

Psalms 42:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
• New International Version (NIV)I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I say to God, my rock: "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Context of Psalms 42:9

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. “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?” 11Why 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!

Psalms 42:9 word by word

אוֹמְרָ֤ה׀ לְאֵ֥ל סַלְעִי֮ לָמָ֪ה שְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי לָֽמָּה־קֹדֵ֥ר אֵלֵ֗ךְ בְּלַ֣חַץ אוֹיֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• my rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• Why hast thou forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• me? why goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• I mourningקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
• because of the oppressionלַ֫חַץlachats · oppressionH3906
• of the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for Psalms 42:9

• Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.
• Psalms 28:1I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.
• Psalms 78:35Then they remembered that God was their rock, that God Most High was their redeemer.
• Psalms 13:1O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
• Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep? Get up! Do not reject us forever.
• Psalms 77:9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he slammed the door on his compassion? Interlude
• Isaiah 40:27O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles? O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights?
• Isaiah 49:15“Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you!
• Psalms 38:6I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief.
• Psalms 43:2For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?
• Psalms 88:9My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O Lord; I lift my hands to you for mercy.
• Job 30:26So I looked for good, but evil came instead. I waited for the light, but darkness fell.
• Psalms 55:3My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt me down.
• Ecclesiastes 4:1Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless.

Commentaries on Psalms 42:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I will say unto God my rock - God, my Fortress and Support. Why hast thou forgotten me? - This and the following verse is badly pointed in our Bibles: "Why go I mourning as with a sword in my bones because of the oppression of the enemy? Mine enemies reproach me daily, while they say unto me, Where is thy God?" See on Psalm 42:3; (note). Their reproaches are to my soul as cutting and severe as a sword thrust into my body, and separating between my bones…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I will say unto God my rock - I will appeal to God as my defense, my helper, my Saviour. On the word rock, as applied to God, see the notes at Psalm 18:2. Why hast thou forgotten me? - See the notes at Psalm 22:1. He had seemed to forget and forsake him, for He did not come to interpose and save him. This is a part of the prayer which he says Psalm 42:8 that he would use. Why go I mourning? - On the meaning of the word used here - קדר qodēr - see Psalm…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. 9-10The psalmist brings his many doubts, discouragements, and questions directly to God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. in view of which [Psa 42:8], he dictates to himself a prayer based on his distress, aggravated as it was by the cruel taunts and infidel suggestions of his foes.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