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My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” These things I remember, and I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with many people and lead them to the house of God, with the voice of thankful joy, among the many happy people.

Why are you sad, O my soul? Why have you become troubled within me? Hope in God, for I will praise Him again for His help of being near me.

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My tears(A) have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(B)
These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:(C)
how I used to go to the house of God(D)
    under the protection of the Mighty One[a]
with shouts of joy(E) and praise(F)
    among the festive throng.(G)

Why, my soul, are you downcast?(H)
    Why so disturbed(I) within me?
Put your hope in God,(J)
    for I will yet praise(K) him,
    my Savior(L) and my God.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.