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Psalms 43:5 — 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 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 43:5.
3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Verse explanation
Closes this pair of psalms with the third repetition of the same refrain, proving that the discipline of speaking to one’s own soul until it trusts needs to be repeated more than once.
From the Psalms 43 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 43:5 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 within me? hope 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 Deus meu.
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; le alabaré porque él es el único que me puede salvar, ¡Mi Dios!
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 43:5) · Español (Salmos 43:5)
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