Psalms 42:1 — Meaning and Application

Psalms 42:2

"My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?"

Psalms 42:3

"My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where {is} thy God?"

Psalms 42:4

"When I remember these {things}, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday."

Psalms 42:5

"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and {why} art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him {for} the help of his countenance. {cast: Heb. bowed} {praise: or, give thanks} {for the...: or, his presence is salvation}"

Psalms 42:6

"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. {the hill...: or, the little hill}"