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Psalm 43:2
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KJ21
For Thou art the God of my strength; why dost Thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
ASV
For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
AMP
For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
AMPC
For You are the God of my strength [my Stronghold—in Whom I take refuge]; why have You cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
BRG
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
CSB
For you are the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
CSBA
For you are the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
CEB
Because you are my God, my protective fortress! Why have you rejected me? Why do I have to walk around, sad, oppressed by enemies?
CJB
For you are the God of my strength; why have you thrust me aside? Why must I go about mourning, under pressure by the enemy?
CEV
I run to you for protection. Why do you turn me away? Why must enemies mistreat me and make me sad?
DARBY
For thou art the God of my strength: why hast thou cast me off? why go I about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
DRA
We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, The work, thou hast wrought in their days, and in the days of old.
ERV
God, you are my place of safety. Why have you turned me away? Why must I suffer this sadness that my enemies have brought me?
EASY
God, you are the safe place where I can hide. Why have you pushed me away? How much longer must I continue to weep, because my enemies do cruel things to me?
EHV
I know you are God, my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go around mourning because of oppression by the enemy?
ESV
For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
ESVUK
For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
EXB
God, you are my ·strength [L refuge]. Why have you rejected me? Why am I ·sad [L going around in mourning] and ·troubled [oppressed] by my enemies?
GNV
For thou art the God of my strength: why hast thou put me away? why go I so mourning, when the enemy oppressed me?
GW
You are my fortress, O God! Why have you rejected me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?
GNT
You are my protector; why have you abandoned me? Why must I go on suffering from the cruelty of my enemies?
HCSB
For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I go about in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
ICB
God, you are my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why am I sad and troubled by my enemies?
ISV
Since you are the God who strengthens me, why have you forsaken me? Why do I go around mourning under the enemy’s oppression?”
JUB
For thou art the God of my strength; why dost thou cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
KJV
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
AKJV
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
LSB
For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
LEB
because you are the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
TLB
For you are God, my only place of refuge. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I mourn at the oppression of my enemies?
MSG
Clear my name, God; stick up for me against these loveless, immoral people. Get me out of here, away from these lying degenerates. I counted on you, God. Why did you walk out on me? Why am I pacing the floor, wringing my hands over these outrageous people?
MEV
For You are the God of my refuge; why have You rejected me? Why do I walk about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
NOG
You are my fortress, O Elohim! Why have you rejected me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?
NABRE
You, O God, are my strength. Why then do you spurn me? Why must I go about mourning, with the enemy oppressing me?
NASB
For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
NASB1995
For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
NCB
You, O God, are my refuge; why have you rejected me? Why must I go about in mourning, while my enemy oppresses me?
NCV
God, you are my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why am I sad and troubled by my enemies?
NET
For you are the God who shelters me. Why do you reject me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?
NIRV
You are God, my place of safety. Why have you turned your back on me? Why must I go around in sorrow? Why am I beaten down by my enemies?
NIV
You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
NIVUK
You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
NKJV
For You are the God of my strength; Why do You cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
NLV
For You are the God of my strength. Why have You turned away from me? Why do I have sorrow because those who hate me come against me with power?
NLT
For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?
NRSVA
For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you cast me off? Why must I walk about mournfully because of the oppression of the enemy?
NRSVACE
For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you cast me off? Why must I walk about mournfully because of the oppression of the enemy?
NRSVCE
For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you cast me off? Why must I walk about mournfully because of the oppression of the enemy?
NRSVUE
For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you cast me off? Why must I walk about mournfully because of the oppression of the enemy?
OJB
For Thou art the Elohei Ma’oz of me. Why dost Thou cast me off? Why must I go mourning because of the oppression of the oyev?
RGT
For You are the God of my strength. Why have You put me away? Why do I go so mourning when the enemy oppressed me?
RSV
For thou art the God in whom I take refuge; why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
RSVCE
For thou art the God in whom I take refuge; why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
TLV
For You are my God, my stronghold. Why have You spurned me? Why do I go about gloomy because of the oppression of the enemy?
VOICE
You are the True God—my shelter, my protector, the one whom I lean on. Why have You turned away from me? Rejected me? Why must I go around, overwrought, mourning, suffering under the weight of my enemies?
WEB
For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
WYC
For thou art God, my strength; why hast thou put me aback, and why go I sorrowful (and why must I go about in sorrow), while the enemy tormenteth me?
YLT
For thou [art] the God of my strength. Why hast Thou cast me off? Why mourning do I go up and down, In the oppression of an enemy?
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