Verse
Psalms 42:5 — Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me?…
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.”
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The verses around Psalms 42:5.
3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4When 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.
5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
6O 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.
7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Verse explanation
This is the refrain repeated three times in the psalm: the psalmist speaks directly to his own soul, questioning its downcast state and convincing himself to wait on God.
From the Psalms 42 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 42:5 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 in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque estás abatida, ó alma minha, e porque te perturbas em mim? Espera em Deus, pois ainda o louvarei pela salvação da sua face.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Minha alma, por que tu estás abatida, e te inquietas em mim? Espera em Deus; pois eu o louvarei pelas suas salvações.
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 salva.
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