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Psalms 42:10 King James Version (KJV)

10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?


Psalms 42:10 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

10 As with a sword H7524 in my bones, H6106 mine enemies H6887 reproach H2778 me; while they say H559 daily H3117 unto me, Where is thy God? H430


Psalms 42:10 American Standard (ASV)

10 As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?


Psalms 42:10 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

10 With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, `Where `is' thy God?'


Psalms 42:10 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

10 As with a crushing in my bones mine adversaries reproach me, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?


Psalms 42:10 World English Bible (WEB)

10 As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, While they continually ask me, "Where is your God?"


Psalms 42:10 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

10 The cruel words of my haters are like a crushing of my bones; when they say to me every day, Where is your God?

Cross Reference

Psalms 42:3 KJV

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

Joel 2:17 KJV

Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

Proverbs 12:18 KJV

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Micah 7:10 KJV

Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

Luke 2:35 KJV

(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Commentary on Psalms 42 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 42

Ps 42:1-11. Maschil—(See on Ps 32:1, title). For, or of (see Introduction) the sons of Korah. The writer, perhaps one of this Levitical family of singers accompanying David in exile, mourns his absence from the sanctuary, a cause of grief aggravated by the taunts of enemies, and is comforted in hopes of relief. This course of thought is repeated with some variety of detail, but closing with the same refrain.

1, 2. Compare (Ps 63:1).

panteth—desires in a state of exhaustion.

2. appear before God—in acts of worship, the terms used in the command for the stated personal appearance of the Jews at the sanctuary.

3. Where is thy God?—implying that He had forsaken him (compare 2Sa 16:7; Ps 3:2; 22:8).

4. The verbs are properly rendered as futures, "I will remember," &c.,—that is, the recollection of this season of distress will give greater zest to the privileges of God's worship, when obtained.

5. Hence he chides his despondent soul, assuring himself of a time of joy.

help of his countenance—or, "face" (compare Nu 6:25; Ps 4:6; 16:11).

6. Dejection again described.

therefore—that is, finding no comfort in myself, I turn to Thee, even in this distant "land of Jordan and the (mountains) Hermon, the country east of Jordan.

hill Mizar—as a name of a small hill contrasted with the mountains round about Jerusalem, perhaps denoted the contempt with which the place of exile was regarded.

7. The roar of successive billows, responding to that of floods of rain, represented the heavy waves of sorrow which overwhelmed him.

8. Still he relies on as constant a flow of divine mercy which will elicit his praise and encourage his prayer to God.

9, 10. in view of which [Ps 42:8], he dictates to himself a prayer based on his distress, aggravated as it was by the cruel taunts and infidel suggestions of his foes.

11. This brings on a renewed self-chiding, and excites hopes of relief.

health—or help.

of my countenance—(compare Ps 42:5) who cheers me, driving away clouds of sorrow from my face.

my God—It is He of whose existence and favor my foes would have me doubt.