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Now I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember you— even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan, from the land of Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, And from the heights of Hermon, From the Hill Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O my God, my soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O my God, my soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember Thee from the land of the Jordan, And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O my God, my soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear]; Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am deeply depressed; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am deeply depressed; therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O my God, my soul is cast down within me: Therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan, And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and you are my God. I am deeply discouraged, and so I think about you here where the Jordan begins at Mount Hermon and at Mount Mizar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore do I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My soul is discouraged. That is why I will remember you in the land of Jordan, on the peaks of Hermon, on Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My God, my soul feels depressed within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of Jordan, from the heights of Hermon, even from the foothills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon?even from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am depressed, so I will pray to you while I am trapped here in the region of the upper Jordan, from Hermon, from Mount Mizar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My soul bows itself in me, "" Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan, "" And of the Hermons, from Mount Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In me doth my soul bow itself, Therefore I remember Thee from the land of Jordan, And of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O my God, my soul will be bowed down upon me: for this I will remember from the land of Jordan and the Hermonites, from the mountain of smallness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />and my God. My soul is troubled within myself : therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan and Hermoniim, from the little hill. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 41:7>and my God. My soul has been troubled within myself. Because of this, I will remember you from the land of the Jordan and from Hermon, from the little mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My soul is downcast within me; therefore I remember you From the land of the Jordan and Hermon, from Mount Mizar, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My soul is troubled within me; therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, from the mount of Hermon and from the hill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My soul was troubled against me; therefore, I have remembered you from the land of Jordan and from Hermon and from Mount Zora.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore do I remember Thee from the land of Jordan, And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O my God, my soul has been troubled within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Ermonites, from the little hill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/42-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5004" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/42.htm">Blessed is He who Cares for the Poor</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕlō·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O my God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/7817.htm" title="7817: ṯiš·tō·w·ḥāḥ (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3fs) -- To bow, be bowed down, crouch. A primitive root; to sink or depress.">despairs</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">within me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: ’ez·kā·rə·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">I remember You</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">from the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: yar·dên (N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">of Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/2769.htm" title="2769: wə·ḥer·mō·w·nîm (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Hermon -- the Hermonites. Plural of Chermown; Hermons, i.e. Its peaks.">and the peaks of Hermon—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: mê·har (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">even from Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/4706.htm" title="4706: miṣ·‘ār (N-ms) -- A mountain near Hermon. The same as mits'ar; Mitsar, a peak of Lebanon.">Mizar.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/61-2.htm">Psalm 61:2</a></span><br />From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-11.htm">Psalm 77:11</a></span><br />I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-5.htm">Psalm 143:5</a></span><br />I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7</a></span><br />As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-20.htm">Lamentations 3:20-21</a></span><br />Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me. / Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3</a></span><br />You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16</a></span><br />For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Hebrews 12:3</a></span><br />Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a></span><br />Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28-31</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. / He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember you from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.</p><p class="hdg">my God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? <i>why art thou so</i> far from helping me, <i>and from</i> the words of my roaring?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/43-4.htm">Psalm 43:4</a></b></br> Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Psalm 88:1-3</a></b></br> A Song <i>or</i> Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day <i>and</i> night before thee: … </p><p class="hdg">therefore</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-6.htm">Psalm 77:6-11</a></b></br> I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7</a></b></br> When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.</p><p class="hdg">from the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/61-2.htm">Psalm 61:2</a></b></br> From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock <i>that</i> is higher than I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-22.htm">2 Samuel 17:22,27</a></b></br> Then David arose, and all the people that <i>were</i> with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan… </p><p class="hdg">Hermonites</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">Deuteronomy 3:8,9</a></b></br> And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that <i>was</i> on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-47.htm">Deuteronomy 4:47,48</a></b></br> And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which <i>were</i> on this side Jordan toward the sunrising; … </p><p class="hdg">the hill Mizar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3</a></b></br> As the dew of Hermon, <i>and as the dew</i> that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, <i>even</i> life for evermore.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/37-14.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Despair</a> <a href="/job/22-29.htm">Downcast</a> <a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-23.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/psalms/41-6.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">Peaks</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/44-6.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/42-11.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/42-11.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/42-11.htm">Despair</a> <a href="/psalms/43-5.htm">Downcast</a> <a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/psalms/89-12.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/psalms/45-10.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">Peaks</a> <a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/42-11.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/42-11.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">David's zeal to serve God in the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">He encourages his soul to trust in God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The psalmist's cry to God indicates a personal relationship and reliance on divine help. The expression of despair is common in the Psalms, where the writers often pour out their hearts to God in times of distress (e.g., <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22:1</a>). This mirrors the human condition of feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, yet it also demonstrates faith in God's ability to provide comfort and deliverance. The psalmist's use of "my God" signifies a personal covenant relationship, reminiscent of the way Jesus addressed God as "My God" on the cross (<a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a>).<p><b>Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan</b><br>The mention of the "land of Jordan" situates the psalmist geographically, possibly indicating a physical or spiritual exile from Jerusalem, the center of worship. The Jordan River is significant in biblical history, marking the boundary of the Promised Land and the site of Jesus' baptism (<a href="/matthew/3-13.htm">Matthew 3:13-17</a>). Remembering God from this location suggests a longing for the presence and worship of God, which is central to the psalmist's faith. It also reflects the biblical theme of remembering God's past acts of deliverance as a source of hope and encouragement (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a>).<p><b>and the peaks of Hermon</b><br>Mount Hermon is a prominent mountain range in the northern part of Israel, often associated with majesty and divine presence. It is mentioned in the context of the dew that falls on Zion, symbolizing blessing and life (<a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3</a>). The reference to Hermon may indicate the psalmist's physical distance from the temple in Jerusalem, enhancing the sense of spiritual longing. The peaks of Hermon also serve as a reminder of God's creation and sovereignty over all the earth, reinforcing the psalmist's trust in God's power and presence.<p><b>even from Mount Mizar.</b><br>Mount Mizar is less well-known, and its exact location is uncertain, but it is likely a smaller hill or mountain in the vicinity of Hermon. The mention of Mizar may emphasize the psalmist's feeling of being far from the central place of worship in Jerusalem. This geographical reference underscores the theme of exile and separation, both physically and spiritually. It highlights the psalmist's determination to remember and seek God despite being in a place of obscurity or insignificance, reflecting the biblical principle that God is accessible to His people wherever they are (<a href="/john/4-21.htm">John 4:21-24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42</a>, traditionally attributed to the sons of Korah, who expresses deep longing and spiritual thirst for God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure whom the psalmist addresses, seeking comfort and presence amidst despair.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jordan.htm">Jordan</a></b><br>A significant river in Israel, symbolizing a place of transition and spiritual significance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hermon.htm">Hermon</a></b><br>A mountain range in the northern part of Israel, representing a place of majesty and divine encounter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_mizar.htm">Mount Mizar</a></b><br>A lesser-known location, possibly a smaller peak or hill, symbolizing a place of reflection and remembrance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/despair_and_hope.htm">Despair and Hope</a></b><br>Recognize that feelings of despair are part of the human experience, but they should lead us to hope in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_remembrance.htm">The Power of Remembrance</a></b><br>Remembering God's past faithfulness can provide comfort and strength in present difficulties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/geographical_significance.htm">Geographical Significance</a></b><br>Understand the symbolic importance of places like Jordan and Hermon as reminders of God's presence and past deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_longing.htm">Spiritual Longing</a></b><br>Cultivate a deep spiritual thirst for God, seeking His presence even when He feels distant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>Engage in communal worship and fellowship, as the sons of Korah did, to find encouragement and support in times of spiritual dryness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_disasters.htm">Why does God allow suffering? Why He can't stop disasters, earthquakes, tornadoes and storms from occurring?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_jordan,_hermon,_mizar_anachronistic.htm">Could the references to Jordan, Hermon, and Mount Mizar (Psalm 42:6) be anachronistic, suggesting a later composition date?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_sea_crossing_without_evidence.htm">How can Psalm 66:6 claim people crossed a sea on dry ground without any clear archaeological evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_plausible_42,000_died_from_a_test.htm">Judges 12:6 - How historically plausible is the claim that 42,000 men were killed based on a single pronunciation test?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Cast down.</span>--The poet, though faith condemns his dejection, still feels it, and cannot help expressing it. The heart will not be tranquil all at once, and the utterance of its trouble, so natural, so pathetic, long after served, in the very words of the LXX., to express a deeper grief, and mark a more tremendous crisis (<a href="/john/12-27.htm" title="Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I to this hour.">John 12:27</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-38.htm" title="Then said he to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even to death: tarry you here, and watch with me.">Matthew 26:38</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Therefore will I.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">therefore do I </span>remember thee. (Comp. <a href="/jonah/2-7.htm" title="When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.">Jonah 2:7</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">From the land of Jordan</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the uplands of the north-east, where the river rises. The poet has not vet passed quite into the land of exile, the country beyond Jordan, but already he is on its borders, and as his sad eyes turn again and again towards the loved country he is leaving, its sacred summits begin to disappear, while ever nearer and higher rise the snow-clad peaks of Hermon.<p><span class= "bld">Hermonites.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">of the Hermons, i.e., </span>either collectively for the whole range (as generally of mountains, the Balkans, etc.) or with reference to the appearance of the mountain as a ridge with a conspicuous peak at either end. (See Thomson, <span class= "ital">Land and Book, </span>p. 177.) In reality, however, the group known especially as Hermon has three summits, situated, like the angles of a triangle, a quarter of a mile from each other, and of almost equal elevation. (See Smith's <span class= "ital">Bible Dict</span>., "Hermon." Comp. <span class= "ital">Our Work in Palestine, </span>p. 246.)<p><span class= "bld">The hill Mizar.</span>--Marg., <span class= "ital">the little hill. </span>So LXX. and Vulg., <span class= "ital">a monte modico. </span>(Comp. the play on the name Zoar in <a href="/genesis/19-20.htm" title="Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.">Genesis 19:20</a>.) Hence some think the poet is contrasting Hermon with Zion. In such a case, however, the custom of Hebrew poetry was to exalt Zion, and not depreciate the higher mountains, and it is very natural to suppose that some lower ridge or pass, over which the exile may be supposed wending his sad way, was actually called "the little," or "the less." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O my God, my soul is cast down within me</span>; or, <span class="accented">bowed down</span>, as in the first clause of ver. 5. <span class="cmt_word">Therefore will I remember thee</span>. As a remedy for my depression, I will call thee to mind, and cast myself on thee. <span class="cmt_word">From the land</span> <span class="cmt_word">of Jordan.</span> From the place of my present abode - the Trans-Jordanic region - to which, on the revolt of Absalom, David had fled (<a href="/2_samuel/17-24.htm">2 Samuel 17:24</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And of the Hormonites</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and of the Hermons.</span> This expression is not elsewhere used, and can only be explained conjecturally. It probably means the mountain ranges which, starting from Hermon in the north, extend in a southerly direction down the entire Trans-Jordanic territory. <span class="cmt_word">From the hill Mizar</span>. This name occurs nowhere else; and can be assigned to no special locality. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/42-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O my God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕlō·hay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֪י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">despairs</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁתּ֫וֹחָ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·tō·w·ḥāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7817.htm">Strong's 7817: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bow, be bowed down, crouch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַי֮</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I remember You</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֭זְכָּרְךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ez·kā·rə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the land</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jordan</span><br /><span class="heb">יַרְדֵּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the peaks of Hermon—</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝חֶרְמוֹנִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥer·mō·w·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2769.htm">Strong's 2769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hermon -- the Hermonites </span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mizar.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְעָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·‘ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4706.htm">Strong's 4706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mizar -- a mountain near Hermon</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/42-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 42:6 My God my soul is in despair (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/42-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 42:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 42:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 42:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 42:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>