Psalms 42:6-11

Psalms 42:6-11

[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.  [7] Deep  calleth  unto deep  at the noise  of thy waterspouts:  all thy waves  and thy billows  are gone  [8] Yet the LORD  will command  his lovingkindness  in the daytime,  and in the night  his song  shall be with me, and my prayer  unto the God  of my life.  [9] I will say  unto God  my rock,  Why hast thou forgotten  I mourning  because of the oppression  of the enemy?  [10] As with a sword  in my bones,  mine enemies  reproach  me; while they say  daily  unto me, Where is thy God?  [11] Why art thou cast down,  O my soul?  and why art thou disquieted  within me? hope  thou in God:  for I shall yet praise  him, who is the health  of my countenance,  and my God. 

What does Psalms 42:6-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

In this stanza the writer focused on his enemies rather than on God. However, he came back to the same expression of confidence with which he ended the first stanza.