Psalm 42:7

7 Un abisso chiama un altro abisso al rumore delle tue cascate; tutte le tue onde ed i tuoi flutti mi son passati addosso.

Psalm 42:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 42:7

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of the water spouts
By which are meant afflictions, comparable to the deep waters of the sea, for their multitude and overwhelming nature; see ( Psalms 69:1 Psalms 69:2 ) ( Isaiah 43:2 ) ; these came pouring down, one after another, upon the psalmist: as soon as one affliction over, another came, as in the case of Job; which is signified by one calling to another, and were clamorous, troublesome, and very grievous and distressing;

all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me:
with which he seemed to be covered and overwhelmed, as a ship is at sea. It may be observed, that the psalmist calls afflictions God's water spouts, and "his" waves and "his" billows; because they are appointed, sent, ordered, and overruled by him, and made to work for the good of his people: and now, though these might seem to be a just cause of dejection, yet they were not, as appears from ( Psalms 42:8 ) .

Psalm 42:7 In-Context

5 Perché t’abbatti anima mia? perché ti commuovi in me? Spera in Dio, perch’io lo celebrerò ancora; egli è la mia salvezza e il mio Dio.

6 L’anima mia è abbattuta in me; perciò io ripenso a te dal paese del Giordano, dai monti dell’Hermon, dal monte Mitsar.

7 Un abisso chiama un altro abisso al rumore delle tue cascate; tutte le tue onde ed i tuoi flutti mi son passati addosso.

8 L’Eterno, di giorno, mandava la sua benignità, e la notte eran meco i suoi cantici, la preghiera all’Iddio della mia vita.

9 Io dirò a Dio, ch’è la mia ròcca: Perché mi hai dimenticato? Perché vo io vestito a bruno per l’oppression del nemico?