Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and moan within me? Hope in God; for I shall praise Him for the salvation of His face.
New American Standard Bible
And why have you become
For the
King James Version
Why 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.
Holman Bible
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.
International Standard Version
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for once again I will praise him, since his presence saves me.
A Conservative Version
Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] are thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance.
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 For the help of his countenance.
Amplified
Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.
Bible in Basic English
Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.
Darby Translation
Why art thou cast down, my soul, and art disquieted in me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, for the health of his countenance.
Julia Smith Translation
Why wilt thou be bowed down, O my soul? and be disturbed upon me? Hope upon God, for yet shall I praise him for the salvation of his face.
King James 2000
Why are you cast down, O my soul? and why are you disturbed within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Why are you {in despair}, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, [for] the salvation of his presence.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? Put thy trust in God; for I will give him thanks for the help of his countenance.
NET Bible
Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
New Heart English Bible
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God. For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
The Emphasized Bible
Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence.
Webster
Why 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.
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 for the saving help of his presence.
Youngs Literal Translation
What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? Yea, art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him: The salvation of my countenance -- My God!
Themes
Consolation under Affliction » To the troubled in mind
Despair » Trust in God, a preservative against
Praise » Is due to God on account of » His consolation
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Submission to the will of God
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 42:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?
4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul on me; for I had gone with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping the feast. 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and moan within me? Hope in God; for I shall praise Him for the salvation of His face. 6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore I will remember You from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermons, from mount Mizar.
Cross References
Psalm 42:11
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why do you moan within me? Hope in God; for I still praise Him, the salvation of my face, and my God.
Psalm 43:5
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why do you moan within me? Hope in God; for I still praise Him, the salvation of my face, and my God.
Psalm 44:3
For they did not get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but it was Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
Psalm 71:14
But I will hope without ceasing, and I will add more in all Your praise.
Psalm 77:3
I remembered God, and was troubled; I complained, and my spirit fainted. Selah.
Numbers 6:26
Jehovah lift up His face to you and give you peace.
1 Samuel 30:6
And it greatly distressed David, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, each one for his sons and for his daughters. But David encouraged himself in Jehovah his God.
Job 13:15
Though he slay me, I will not wait, but I will maintain my own ways before Him.
Psalm 27:13-14
I would have fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living.
Psalm 35:14
As a friend, as to my brother, I walked; as one who mourns for a mother, I was bowed down, mourning.
Psalm 37:7
Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of him who practices wickedness.
Psalm 38:6
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
Psalm 55:4-5
My heart is pained within me; and the terrors of death have fallen on me.
Psalm 56:3
When I am afraid I will trust in You.
Psalm 56:11
In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid of what man can do to me.
Psalm 61:2
From the end of the earth I cry to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the Rock higher than I.
Psalm 91:15-16
He shall call on Me, and I will answer Him; I will be with Him in trouble; I will deliver Him, and honor Him.
Psalm 142:2-3
I poured out my prayer before Him; I declared my trouble before Him.
Psalm 143:3-4
For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has beaten my life down to the ground; he has made me dwell in darkness, as those long dead.
Isaiah 50:10
Who among you fears Jehovah, who obeys the voice of His servant, who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of Jehovah and rest on his God.
Lamentations 3:24-26
Jehovah is my portion, says my soul; therefore I will hope in Him.
Matthew 1:23
"Behold, the virgin shall conceive in her womb, and will bear a son. And they will call His name Emmanuel," which being interpreted is, God with us.
Matthew 26:38
Then He said to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Wait here and watch with Me.
Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the world. Amen.
Mark 14:33-34
And He took with Him Peter and James and John. And He began to be greatly amazed, and to be very heavy.
Romans 4:18-20
For he who beyond hope believed on hope for him to become the father of many nations (according to that which was spoken, "So your seed shall be").
Hebrews 10:36-37
For you have need of patience, so that after you have done the will of God you might receive the promise.