KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 42:11
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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 help of my countenance, and my God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!
Surrounding context — Psalm 42
8 [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.
9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10 [As] with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where [is] thy God?
11 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.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מַה־H4100 · mahwhat?תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀H7817 · sha.chachto bowנַפְשִׁי֮H5315 · ne.pheshsoulוּֽמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?תֶּהֱמִ֪יH1993 · ha.mahto roarעָ֫לָ֥יH5921 · aluponהוֹחִ֣ילִיH3176 · ya.chalto wait: waitלֵֽ֭אלֹהִיםH430 · e.lo.himGodכִּי־H3588 · kiforע֣וֹדH5750 · odstillאוֹדֶ֑נּוּH3034 · ya.dahto give thanksיְשׁוּעֹ֥תH3444 · ye.shu.ahsalvationפָּ֝נַ֗יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeוֵֽאלֹהָֽי׃H430 · e.lo.himGod
Cross-references
Psalm 42:5Why 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.Jeremiah 30:17For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, [saying], This [is] Zion, whom no man seeketh after.Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.Psalm 43:5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, [who is] the health of my countenance, and my God.Matthew 9:12But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
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