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And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By day, Yahweh will command His lovingkindness; And by night, His song will be with me, A prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet the LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song will be with me, A prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will send his faithful love by day; his song will be with me in the night — a prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will send His faithful love by day; His song will be with me in the night— a prayer to the God of my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every day, you are kind, and at night you give me a song as my prayer to you, the God of my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet the LORD 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD commands his mercy during the day, and at night his song is with me- a prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May the LORD show his constant love during the day, so that I may have a song at night, a prayer to the God of my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By day the LORD will command his gracious love, and by night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By day the LORD decrees his loyal love, and by night he gives me a song, a prayer to the living God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh 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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />By day YHWH commands His kindness, "" And by night a song [is] with me, "" A prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By day Jehovah commandeth His kindness, And by night a song is with me, A prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The day Jehovah will command his mercy, and in the night the song with me; the prayer to the God of my life.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the daytime the Lord hath commanded his mercy; and a canticle to him in the night. With me is prayer to the God of my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 41:9>In the daylight, the Lord has ordered his mercy; and in the night, a canticle to him. With me is a prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />By day may the LORD send his mercy, and by night may his righteousness be with me! I will pray to the God of my life, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer to the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />By day LORD JEHOVAH will command his mercies and his songs in the night; prayer is with me unto the living God.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />By day the LORD will command His lovingkindness, And in the night His song shall be with me, Even a prayer unto the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />By day the Lord will command his mercy, and manifest <i>it</i> by night: with me <i>is</i> prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/42-8.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=5024" 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">7</span>Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: yə·ṣaw·weh (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">decrees</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·dōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">His loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3119.htm" title="3119: yō·w·mām (Adv) -- Daytime, by day. From yowm; daily.">by day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: ū·ḇal·lay·lāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">and at night</a> <a href="/hebrew/7892.htm" title="7892: šī·rå̄h (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A song, singing. Or feminine shiyrah; from shiyr; a song; abstractly, singing.">His song</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">is with me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: tə·p̄il·lāh (N-fs) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">as a prayer</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: lə·’êl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">to the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of my life.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”…<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/63-6.htm">Psalm 63:6-8</a></span><br />When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night. / For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings. / My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-6.htm">Psalm 77:6</a></span><br />At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-2.htm">Psalm 92:2</a></span><br />to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-55.htm">Psalm 119:55</a></span><br />In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/149-5.htm">Psalm 149:5</a></span><br />Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/35-10.htm">Job 35:10</a></span><br />But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Isaiah 30:29</a></span><br />You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7-9</a></span><br />As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple. / Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. / But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17-18</a></span><br />Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, / yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-30.htm">Matthew 26:30</a></span><br />And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25</a></span><br />About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<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="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19-20</a></span><br />Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, / always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet 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.</p><p class="hdg">command</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-4.htm">Psalm 44:4</a></b></br> Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.</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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-21.htm">Leviticus 25:21</a></b></br> Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.</p><p class="hdg">in the night</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-7.htm">Psalm 32:7</a></b></br> Thou <i>art</i> my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Psalm 63:6</a></b></br> When I remember thee upon my bed, <i>and</i> meditate on thee in the <i>night</i> watches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/149-5.htm">Psalm 149:5</a></b></br> Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.</p><p class="hdg">the God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a></b></br> <i>A Psalm</i> of David. The LORD <i>is</i> my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD <i>is</i> the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Colossians 3:3</a></b></br> For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/19-8.htm">Command</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/psalms/19-8.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/psalms/22-2.htm">Daytime</a> <a href="/psalms/22-2.htm">Day-Time</a> <a href="/judges/20-9.htm">Directs</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/41-10.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/41-1.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/44-4.htm">Command</a> <a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-7.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Daytime</a> <a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Day-Time</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-9.htm">Directs</a> <a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/48-9.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/55-10.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/53-4.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Time</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's active role in expressing His steadfast love and faithfulness. The term "decrees" suggests a sovereign and authoritative command, indicating that God's loving devotion is not passive but intentional and purposeful. This aligns with the biblical theme of God's covenant love, as seen in His promises to Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a>). The concept of "loving devotion" is rooted in the Hebrew word "chesed," which encompasses mercy, kindness, and loyalty. This reflects God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His people, as seen throughout the Psalms and the Old Testament.<p><b>and at night His song is with me</b><br>The imagery of "night" often symbolizes times of trouble or darkness in biblical literature. Here, the presence of God's "song" suggests comfort and reassurance during such times. This can be connected to the practice of singing psalms and hymns as a form of worship and spiritual encouragement (<a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19</a>). The idea of God's song being with the psalmist implies a personal and intimate relationship, where God provides peace and solace even in the darkest moments. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God being a refuge and strength (<a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a>).<p><b>as a prayer to the God of my life</b><br>This phrase highlights the psalmist's dependence on God as the source and sustainer of life. The act of prayer signifies communication and communion with God, underscoring the personal relationship between the psalmist and the divine. The designation "God of my life" indicates recognition of God's sovereignty and providence over all aspects of existence. This is consistent with the biblical understanding of God as the giver of life and breath (<a href="/acts/17-25.htm">Acts 17:25</a>). The psalmist's prayer is an expression of trust and reliance on God, reflecting a deep-seated faith that is central to the believer's life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sons_of_korah.htm">The Sons of Korah</a></b><br>The authors of <a href="/bsb/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42</a>, a group of Levitical singers and musicians in the temple worship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The individual expressing deep longing and spiritual thirst for God, often considered to be David or a member of the Sons of Korah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_and_night.htm">Day and Night</a></b><br>Symbolic of the entirety of life’s experiences, representing both times of clarity and times of darkness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_song.htm">Prayer and Song</a></b><br>Expressions of communication and relationship with God, highlighting the psalmist's reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_constant_presence.htm">God's Constant Presence</a></b><br>God's loving devotion is not limited by time; He is present both day and night. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is always with them, regardless of their circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_and_worship.htm">The Power of Prayer and Worship</a></b><br>Prayer and worship are vital responses to God's love. They are means through which believers can maintain a close relationship with God, especially during challenging times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_resilience.htm">Spiritual Resilience</a></b><br>The psalmist's reliance on God's song and prayer during the night teaches believers to seek God in times of darkness and uncertainty, fostering spiritual resilience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_the_source_of_life.htm">God as the Source of Life</a></b><br>Recognizing God as "the God of my life" emphasizes His role as the ultimate source of life and sustenance. Believers are encouraged to depend on Him for their spiritual and physical needs.<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/what_are_the_bible's_burial_practices.htm">How can I earnestly seek and find God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_worshiping_god_entail.htm">What does worshiping God entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_spiritual_disciplines.htm">What are spiritual disciplines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/growing_in_faith_and_christ's_knowledge.htm">Are you growing in faith and knowledge of Christ?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">Yet the Lord.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">By day Jehovah shall command </span>(or, literally, <span class= "ital">Jehovah command</span>)<span class= "ital"> his grace.</span><p><span class= "bld">And in the night his song</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, a song to Him; but the emendation <span class= "ital">shirah, "</span>song," for <span class= "ital">shiroh, </span>"his song," commends itself. The parallelism of this verse seems to confirm the conclusion drawn from the sentence at end of Book II., that the title "prayer," and "song" were used indiscriminately for any of the hymns in religious use.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in</span> <span class="cmt_word">the daytime.</span> Notwithstanding all these present woes, God wilt at some time "command" his loving-kindness to make itself apparent (comp. <a href="/psalms/44-4.htm">Psalm 44:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/68-28.htm">Psalm 68:28</a>), and both "in the daytime" <span class="cmt_word">and in the night will so comfort me that his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> I shall offer him both praise and prayer continually both day and night (<a href="/psalms/92-2.htm">Psalm 92:2</a>) for his great mercies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/42-8.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">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֨ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">decrees</span><br /><span class="heb">יְצַוֶּ֬ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ṣaw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">חַסְדּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·dōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by day;</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹמָ֤ם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3119.htm">Strong's 3119: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daytime, by day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and at night</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֭בַלַּיְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇal·lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His song</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁיר֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(šî·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7892.htm">Strong's 7892: </a> </span><span class="str2">A song, singing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is with me—</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a prayer</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּ֝פִלָּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(tə·p̄il·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intercession, supplication, a hymn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the God</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my life.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיָּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/42-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 42:8 Yahweh will command his loving kindness (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 42:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 42:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/42-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 42:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 42:9" /></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>