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Psalms 42:11 — Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within…
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.”
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The verses around Psalms 42:11.
9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Verse explanation
Repeats for the second time the same refrain from verse 5, closing the psalm with the same discipline of speaking to his own soul until it agrees to wait on God.
From the Psalms 42 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 42:11 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque estás abatida, ó alma minha, e porque te perturbas dentro de mim? espera em Deus, pois ainda o louvarei, o qual é a salvação da minha face, e o meu Deus
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Por que estás abatida, minha alma? E por que te inquietas em mim? Espera em Deus; porque eu ainda o louvarei; ele é a minha salvação e o meu Deus.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¿Por qué estoy tan desanimado? ¿Por qué me siento tan triste? Esperaré en el Señor. Lo alabaré porque él es el único que me puede salvar, ¡Mi Dios!
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