Psalms 42 · Verse 8

Psalms 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.
Psalms 42:8, King James Version

Psalms 42:8 in other translations

BSBThe LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
WEBThe LORD will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.
ASVYet Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in the night his song shall be with me, Even a prayer unto the God of my life.
YLTBy day Jehovah commandeth His kindness, And by night a song is with me, A prayer to the God of my life.
DARBYIn the day-time will Jehovah command his loving-kindness, and in the night his song shall be with me, a prayer unto the God of my life.
BBEBut the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
WebsterYet the LORD will command his loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer to the God of my life.

What does Psalms 42:8 mean?

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

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 The Lord will command - Every day the Lord will give an especial commission to his loving-kindness to visit me. During the night I shall sing of his mercy and goodness; and alternately mingle my singing with prayer for a continuance of his mercy, and for power to make the best use of these visitations.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

Read the full comment on Psalms 42:6-11 →

Psalms 42:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יוֹמָ֤ם\׀yo.Mamby dayH3119
יְצַוֶּ֬הye.tza.Vehhe commandsH6680
יְהוָ֨ה\׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068
חַסְדּ֗וֹchas.Docovenant loyalty hisH2617
וּ֭בַלַּיְלָהU.va.lay.lahand in the nightH3915
שִׁיר֣וֹshi.Rosong hisH7892
עִמִּ֑י'i.Mi[is] with meH5973
תְּ֝פִלָּ֗הte.fi.Laha prayerH8605
לְאֵ֣לle.'Elto [the] God ofH410
חַיָּֽי\׃chai.Yailife myH2416

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 42:8

  • Psalms 16:7

    I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

  • Psalms 149:5

    Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

  • Psalms 63:6

    When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

  • Job 35:10

    But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

  • Deuteronomy 28:8

    The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  • Acts 16:25

    And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

  • Psalms 133:3

    As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

  • Colossians 3:3

    For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

  • Psalms 44:4

    Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

  • Matthew 8:8

    The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

  • Psalms 27:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

  • Psalms 57:3

    He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
command.
44:4; 133:3; Le 25:21; De 28:8; Mt 8:8
in the night.
32:7; 63:6; 149:5; Job 35:10; Isa 30:29; Ac 16:25
the God.
27:1; Col 3:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 42:7

    Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

  • Psalms 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.

  • 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?

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Psalms 42:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De día mandará Jehová su misericordia, y de noche su canción será conmigo, y oración al Dios de mi vida.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Un abîme appelle un autre abîme à la voix de tes cataractes; toutes tes vagues et tes flots ont passé sur moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Des Tages wird Jehova seine Güte entbieten, und des Nachts wird sein Lied bei mir sein, ein Gebet zu dem Gott meines Lebens.