Psalms 42:10
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
Psalms 42:10 in other translations
| BSB | Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” |
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| WEB | As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?” |
| ASV | As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? |
| YLT | With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, ‘Where is thy God?' |
| DARBY | As with a crushing in my bones mine adversaries reproach me, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God? |
| BBE | The cruel words of my haters are like a crushing of my bones; when they say to me every day, Where is your God? |
| Webster | As with a sword in my bones, my enemies reproach me; while they say daily to me, Where is thy God? |
What does Psalms 42:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 42:9-10
9-10. in view of which [Psa 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.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 42:6-11
The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. But if one trouble follow hard after another, if all seem to combine for our ruin, let us remember they are all appointed and overruled by the Lord. David regards the Divine favour as the fountain of all the good he looked for. In the Saviour's name let us hope and pray. One…
Psalms 42:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 42:10
- Psalms 42:3
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
- Joel 2:17
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?
- Luke 2:35
(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
- Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
- Micah 7:10
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.
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Context
- Psalms 42:9
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- Psalms 42:10
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
- Psalms 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.
Psalms 42:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mientras se están quebrantando mis huesos, mis enemigos me afrentan, diciéndome cada día: ¿Dónde está tu Dios? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je dirai à ✶Dieu, mon rocher: Pourquoi m’as-tu oublié? Pourquoi marché-je en deuil à cause de l’oppression de l’ennemi? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wie eine Zermalmung in meinen Gebeinen höhnen mich meine Bedränger, indem sie den ganzen Tag zu mir sagen: Wo ist dein Gott? |