Psalms 43:5

5 Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.

Psalms 43:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 43:5

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?
&c.] (See Gill on Psalms 42:5) and (See Gill on Psalms 42:11).

Psalms 43:5 In-Context

1 Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an unfaithful nation. From a man of deceit and wickedness rescue me,

2 because you [are] the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning because of [the] oppression of [the] enemy?

3 Send your light and your truth; they shall lead me. They shall bring me to {your holy mountain} and to your dwelling places.

4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, {my surpassing joy}, and I will praise you with lyre, O God, my God.

5 Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "bowed down"
• [b]. Hebrew "the salvation of my face"