Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Why do I go
King James Version
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Holman Bible
“Why have You forgotten me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?”
International Standard Version
I will ask God, my Rock, "Why have you forsaken me? Why do I go around mourning under the enemy's oppression?"
A Conservative Version
I will say to God my rock, Why have thou forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
American Standard Version
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Amplified
I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
Bible in Basic English
I will say to God my Rock, Why have you let me go from your memory? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?
Darby Translation
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Julia Smith Translation
I will say to God my rock, Wherefore didst thou forget me? wherefore darkened shall I go for the oppression of the enemy?
King James 2000
I will say unto God my rock, Why have you forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Lexham Expanded Bible
I say to God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mourning because of [the] oppression of [the] enemy?"
Modern King James verseion
I will say to God my rock, Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the cruelty of the enemy?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will say unto God my strength, "Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?"
NET Bible
I will pray to God, my high ridge: "Why do you ignore me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?"
New Heart English Bible
I will ask God, my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"
The Emphasized Bible
I will say onto GOD, - my rock, Wherefore hast thou forgotten me? Wherefore in gloom should I go, because of oppression by the enemy?
Webster
I will say to God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
World English Bible
I will ask God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"
Youngs Literal Translation
I say to God my rock, 'Why hast Thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning in the oppression of an enemy?
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 42:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?
8
And His song will be with me
A prayer to
Why do I go
While they
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 38:6
I
Psalm 18:2
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My
Psalm 43:2
Why do I go
Job 30:26-31
When I waited for light,
Psalm 13:1
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How long, O Lord? Will You
How long
Psalm 22:1-2
For the choir director; upon
Psalm 28:1
A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My
For if You
I will become like those who
Psalm 44:23-24
Awake,
Psalm 55:3
Because of the
For they
And in anger they
Psalm 62:2
My
Psalm 62:6-7
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
Psalm 77:9
Or has He in anger
Psalm 78:35
And the Most High God their
Psalm 88:9
I have
I have
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Then I looked again at all the acts of
Isaiah 40:27
“My way is
And the
Isaiah 49:15
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but
Lamentations 5:1-16
Look, and see our