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Psalms 43:2

For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?

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ASV

For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

KJV

For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אַתָּ֤ה׀'a.TahyouH859 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[are] [the] God ofH430 →
מָֽעוּזִּי֮ma.'u.Zirefuge myH4581 →
לָמָ֪הla.Mah<to> why?H4100 →
זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥נִיze.Nach.Ta.nihave you rejected meH2186 →
לָֽמָּה־la.mah-<to> why?H4100 →
קֹדֵ֥רko.DermourningH6937 →
אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ'et.ha.Lekhdo I go aboutH1980 →
בְּלַ֣חַץbe.La.chatzin [the] oppression ofH3906 →
אוֹיֵֽב׃'o.Yevan enemyH341 →

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Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?Psalms 42:9I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.Psalms 94:14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.Job 30:28I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.Psalms 44:9But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.Psalms 51:11Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.Isaiah 45:24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.Psalms 140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.Psalms 71:9Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.Psalms 94:3How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?Psalms 55:2Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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