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They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>As</i> with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where <i>is</i> thy God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>As</i> with a breaking of my bones, My enemies reproach me, While they say to me all day long, “Where <i>is</i> your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries taunt me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me, While they say to me all day long, &#8220Where is your God?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries reproach me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me, While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My adversaries taunt me, as if crushing my bones, while all day long they say to me, “Where is your God? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My adversaries taunt me, as if crushing my bones, while all day long they say to me,&#8221 Where is your God?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even my bones are in pain, while all day long my enemies sneer and ask, "Where is your God?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me; while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />With a shattering blow to my bones, my enemies taunt me. They ask me all day long, "Where is your God?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am crushed by their insults, as they keep on asking me, "Where is your God?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Like the shattering of my bones are the taunts of my oppressors, saying to me all day long, "Where is your God?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, ?Where is your God??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My enemies' taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they continually ask me, "Where is your God?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As with a sword in my bones, my enemies reproach me; while they say daily to me, Where is thy God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />With a sword in my bones "" My adversaries have reproached me, "" In their saying to me all the day, “Where [is] your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where is thy God?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />With a breaking of my bones mine enemies reproached me, in their saying all the day, Where their God?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whilst my bones are broken, my enemies who trouble me have reproached me; Whilst they say to me day be day : Where is thy God? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 41:11>While my bones are being broken, my enemies, who trouble me, have reproached me. Meanwhile, they say to me every single day, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It shatters my bones, when my adversaries reproach me, when they say to me every day: “Where is your God?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me continually, “Where is your God?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When my bones are broken, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the breaking of my bones, my enemies reproached me as they have been saying to me every day, "Where is your God?"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As with a crushing in my bones, mine adversaries taunt me; While they say unto me all the day: 'Where is Thy God?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />While my bones were breaking, they that afflicted me reproached me; while they said to me daily, Where is thy God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/42-10.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=5044" 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">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?” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7524.htm" title="7524: bə·re·ṣaḥ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A shattering. From ratsach; a crushing; specifically, a murder-cry.">Like the crushing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: bə·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯay (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">of my bones,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6887.htm" title="6887: ṣō·wr·rāy (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">my enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/2778.htm" title="2778: ḥê·rə·p̄ū·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter.">taunt me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: bə·’ā·mə·rām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">while they say</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/346.htm" title="346: ’ay·yêh (Interrog) -- Where?. Prolonged from 'ay; where?.">“Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">is your God?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.…<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="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39-44</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads / and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” / In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Mark 15:29-32</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, / come down from the cross and save Yourself!” / In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Luke 23:35-37</a></span><br />The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” / The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. / “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a></span><br />After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” / A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<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/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a></span><br />As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-10</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br />Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a></span><br />Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2-3</a></span><br />“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words? / Ten times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-9.htm">Job 30:9-10</a></span><br />And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. / They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14</a></span><br />I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8-10</a></span><br />Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. / Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness. / Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As with a sword in my bones, my enemies reproach me; while they say daily to me, Where is your God?</p><p class="hdg">As with</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a></b></br> My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where <i>is</i> thy God?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Proverbs 12:18</a></b></br> There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise <i>is</i> health.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/2-35.htm">Luke 2:35</a></b></br> (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.</p><p class="hdg">sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a></b></br> My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where <i>is</i> thy God?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Joel 2:17</a></b></br> 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 <i>is</i> their God?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Micah 7:10</a></b></br> Then <i>she that is</i> mine enemy shall see <i>it</i>, 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/38-20.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Agony</a> <a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/psalms/25-19.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/psalms/37-14.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/psalms/13-2.htm">Daily</a> <a href="/psalms/41-8.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/psalms/41-7.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/41-2.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/psalms/42-9.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/17-9.htm">Mortal</a> <a href="/psalms/39-8.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/job/19-3.htm">Reproached</a> <a href="/psalms/10-13.htm">Revile</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Shattering</a> <a href="/psalms/37-33.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/psalms/37-15.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/job/30-9.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/psalms/41-6.htm">Words</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Wound</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/44-5.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-43.htm">Agony</a> <a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/51-8.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/44-8.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">Daily</a> <a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/psalms/44-5.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/44-5.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/psalms/44-5.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/56-4.htm">Mortal</a> <a href="/psalms/44-13.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Reproached</a> <a href="/psalms/44-16.htm">Revile</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Shattering</a> <a href="/psalms/55-22.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/psalms/44-13.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/psalms/44-16.htm">Words</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Wound</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>Like the crushing of my bones</b><br>This phrase conveys intense physical and emotional suffering. In biblical times, bones were often seen as the core of one's strength and vitality. The imagery of bones being crushed suggests a deep, internal pain that affects the very essence of the psalmist's being. This metaphor is used to express the severity of the distress experienced, akin to the suffering of Job, who also spoke of his bones being in pain (<a href="/job/30-17.htm">Job 30:17</a>). The psalmist's anguish is not just external but deeply internal, reflecting a profound spiritual and emotional turmoil.<p><b>my enemies taunt me</b><br>The psalmist faces mockery and scorn from adversaries, a common theme in the Psalms where the righteous are often persecuted by the wicked. This taunting is not merely verbal abuse but an attack on the psalmist's faith and trust in God. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, honor and shame were significant social dynamics, and being taunted by enemies would have been a source of great shame. This mirrors the experiences of Jesus, who was mocked and taunted by His enemies during His crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39-44</a>).<p><b>while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”</b><br>The repeated questioning of God's presence and faithfulness is a challenge to the psalmist's belief and trust in God. This taunt implies that God is absent or indifferent to the psalmist's suffering, a common accusation faced by believers throughout Scripture. This question echoes the doubts expressed by others in times of distress, such as the Israelites in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Exodus 17:7</a>) and the lament of Jesus on the cross (<a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a>). It highlights a crisis of faith, where the visible circumstances seem to contradict the promises of God. The psalmist's struggle is a reminder of the testing of faith that believers may endure, pointing to the ultimate vindication and presence of God despite apparent absence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">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 spiritual longing and distress.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>Those who taunt and challenge the psalmist's faith, questioning the presence and power of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure whom the psalmist seeks and longs for amidst his trials.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_korah.htm">Sons of Korah</a></b><br>A group of Levitical singers and musicians in the temple, traditionally associated with the authorship of this psalm.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The spiritual center and place of worship that the psalmist longs to return to, representing God's presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a></b><br>The psalmist's experience teaches us to endure in faith even when mocked or questioned by others. Our faith is not dependent on external validation but on our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_struggle.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Struggle</a></b><br>This verse acknowledges the reality of spiritual struggle and emotional pain. It is normal to feel crushed at times, but we are encouraged to bring these feelings to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_lament.htm">The Power of Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a powerful form of prayer that allows us to express our deepest pains and questions to God. It is a way to maintain a relationship with God even in distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_absence.htm">God's Presence in Absence</a></b><br>Even when God seems absent, He is present. The psalmist's longing for God amidst taunts reminds us that God's presence is not always felt but is always real.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Despite the taunts, the psalmist holds onto hope. We are reminded to trust in God's ultimate deliverance and vindication, even when it seems delayed.<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/how_does_psalm_79_10_align_with_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the vengeance implied in Psalm 79:10 with the Bible's overall teaching on mercy and forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_43_2_imply_god_forsakes.htm">Why does Psalm 43:2 suggest God has forsaken the writer, when other passages emphasize God's constant presence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_ask_'where_is_god'_if_omnipresent.htm">If God is said to be omnipresent, why does the psalmist continually ask, 'Where is your God?' (Psalm 42:3)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_miracle_examples.htm">What does the Bible teach about hate?</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>(10) <span class= "bld">As with a sword.</span>--Margin, <span class= "ital">killing; </span>better, <span class= "ital">crushing. </span>The insertion of the conjunction is erroneous. Render, <span class= "ital">with a shattering of my bones. </span>This, no doubt, refers to actual ill-treatment of the exile by his conductors, who heaped blows, as well as insults, on their captives. We may even suppose this violence especially directed at this particular sufferer, who could not refrain from lingering and looking back, and so irritating his convoy, who would naturally be in a hurry to push forwards. How vividly, too, does the picture of the insulting taunt, "Where is thy God?" rise before us, if we think of the soldiers overhearing the exile's ejaculations of prayer.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As with a sword in my bones, mine</span> <span class="cmt_word">enemies reproach me.</span> The reproaches of his enemies were as daggers struck into his bones; or, according to others, as blows that crushed his bones (LXX.). So keenly did he feel them. The worst of all was that they could <span class="cmt_word">say daily unto him, Where is thy God?</span> What has become of him? Has he wholly forsaken thee (see above, ver. 3)? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/42-10.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">Like the crushing</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֶ֤צַח ׀</span> <span class="translit">(bə·re·ṣaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7524.htm">Strong's 7524: </a> </span><span class="str2">A crushing, a murder-cry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my bones,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּֽעַצְמוֹתַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">צוֹרְרָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·wr·rāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6887.htm">Strong's 6887: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped</span><br /><br /><span class="word">taunt me,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵרְפ֥וּנִי</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·rə·p̄ū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2778.htm">Strong's 2778: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while they say</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאָמְרָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·mə·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day long,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֝יּ֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Where</span><br /><span class="heb">אַיֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ay·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_346.htm">Strong's 346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is your God?”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 42:10 As with a sword in my bones (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/42-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 42:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 42:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/42-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 42:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 42:11" /></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>