Psalms 42
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The conflict in the soul of a believer
Verse 1
WEB For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.
KJV To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
TSK the sons: ps 44:1, ps 45:1, ps 46:1, ps 47:1, ps 48:1, ps 49:1, ps 84:1, ps 85:1, nu 16:1,32, nu 26:11, 1ch 6:33-37, 1ch 25:1-5; so panteth: ps 63:1,2, ps 84:2, ps 143:6,7, isa 26:8,9
Verse 2
WEB My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
KJV My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
TSK thirsteth: ps 36:8,9, ps 63:1, joh 7:37, re 22:1; living: job 23:3, jer 2:13, jer 10:10, joh 5:26, 1th 1:9; when: ps 27:4, ps 84:4,10
Verse 4
WEB These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
KJV When 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.
TSK When: ru 1:21, job 29:2-25, job 30:1-31, la 4:1, lu 16:25; I pour: ps 62:8, 1sa 1:15,16, job 30:16; for I: 1ch 15:15-28, 1ch 16:1-43; with the voice: ps 81:1-3, ps 122:1, de 16:11,14,15, 2ch 7:10, 2ch 30:23-26, isa 30:29, na 1:15
Verse 5
WEB Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
KJV 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.
TSK Why art thou cast down: ps 42:11, ps 35:14, ps 43:5, ps 55:4,5, ps 61:2, ps 142:2,3, ps 143:3,4, 1sa 30:6, mr 14:33,34; hope: ps 27:13,14, ps 37:7, ps 56:3,11, ps 71:14, job 13:15, isa 50:10, la 3:24-26, ro 4:18-20, heb 10:36,37; praise him: ps 44:3, ps 91:15,16, nu 6:26, mt 1:23, mt 28:20
Verse 6
WEB My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.
KJV O 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.
TSK my God: ps 22:1, ps 43:4, ps 88:1-3, mt 26:39, mt 27:46; therefore: ps 77:6-11, jon 2:7; from the: ps 61:2, 2sa 17:22,27; Hermonites: de 3:8,9, de 4:47,48; the hill Mizar: ps 133:3
Verse 7
WEB Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.
KJV Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
TSK Deep calleth: job 1:14-19, job 10:17, jer 4:20, eze 7:26; all thy: ps 69:14,15, ps 88:7,15-17, la 3:53-55, jon 2:3
Verse 8
WEB Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.
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.
TSK command: ps 44:4, ps 133:3, le 25:21, de 28:8, mt 8:8; in the night: ps 32:7, ps 63:6, ps 149:5, job 35:10, isa 30:29, ac 16:25; the God: ps 27:1, col 3:3
Verse 9
WEB I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
KJV I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
TSK God: ps 18:2, ps 28:1, ps 62:2,6,7, ps 78:35; Why hast: ps 13:1, ps 22:1,2, ps 44:23,24, ps 77:9, isa 40:27, isa 49:15; why go: ps 38:6, ps 43:2, ps 88:9, job 30:26-31; because: ps 55:3, ec 4:1, la 5:1-16
Verse 10
WEB As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”
KJV As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
TSK As with: ps 42:3, pr 12:18, lu 2:35; while: ps 42:3, joe 2:17, mic 7:10
Verse 11
WEB Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.
KJV 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.
TSK cast down: ps 42:5, ps 43:5; the health: jer 30:17, jer 33:6, mt 9:12