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Psalm 42:9
New English Translation
Psalm 42:9
New English Translation
9 I will pray[a] to God, my high ridge:[b]
“Why do you ignore[c] me?
Why must I walk around mourning[d]
because my enemies oppress me?”
Footnotes
- Psalm 42:9 tn The cohortative form indicates the psalmist’s resolve.
- Psalm 42:9 tn This metaphor pictures God as a rocky, relatively inaccessible summit, where one would be able to find protection from enemies. See 1 Sam 23:25, 28; Pss 18:2; 31:3.
- Psalm 42:9 tn Or “forget.”
- Psalm 42:9 sn Walk around mourning. See Ps 38:6 for a similar idea.
Psalm 42:9
New King James Version
Psalm 42:9
New King James Version
9 I will say to God my Rock,
(A)“Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
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