Psalm 42:5-6

Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?

5 d Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you e in turmoil within me?
f Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation 1

6 and my God.
My soul is cast down within me;
therefore I g remember you
h from the land of Jordan and of i Hermon,
from Mount Mizar.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 42:11
    Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
    Psalms 43:5
    Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
    Matthew 26:38
    Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.
    John 12:27
    Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 77:3
    When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah
  3. Cross References
    Lamentations 3:24
    "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."
  4. Cross References
    Jonah 2:7
    When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.
  5. Cross References
    2 Samuel 17:22
    Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed the Jordan. By daybreak not one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.
    2 Samuel 17:24
    Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
  6. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 3:9
    (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, while the Amorites call it Senir).
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