Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
Psalms 42:5 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
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The same threadPsalms 43:5
The refrain repeated across two psalms: questioning the soul, then commanding it to hope in God.
“Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.”
In parallel with2 Corinthians 7:5
Paul's honest report: fightings outside, fears inside. Distress and faith in the same breath.
“For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.”
The same threadJonah 2:7
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. Despair remembered becomes prayer.
““When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.”