Psalm 42:3-5
Living Bible
3 Day and night I weep for his help, and all the while my enemies taunt me. “Where is this God of yours?” they scoff.
4-5 Take courage, my soul! Do you remember those times (but how could you ever forget them!) when you led a great procession to the Temple on festival days, singing with joy, praising the Lord? Why then be downcast? Why be discouraged and sad? Hope in God! I shall yet praise him again. Yes, I shall again praise him for his help.[a]
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- Psalm 42:4 for his help, literally, “for the help of his countenance.”
Psalm 42:3-5
New International Version
3 My tears(A) have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”(B)
4 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)
Footnotes
- Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
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