Psalms 42:6

O my God. In some codices this is joined on to the end of Psalms 42:5. "the great deliverance of me, and [praise]my God". Compare Psalms 42:11 with Psalms 43:5.

Jordan. The reference is to 2 Samuel 17:22.

the Hermonites. the Hermons. Refers to the two peaks.

hill. mountain.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 42:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O my God, my soul is cast down within me - This is the utterance of a soul in anguish, notwithstanding the purpose not to be cast down, and the c...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

O my God, my soul is cast down within me: (f) therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. (f...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 42, 43. Originally these two Pss. were one. This is proved by the long refrain common to each, Why art thou cast down, O my soul, etc. It re...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. O my God! my soul is cast down within me. If we suppose that this verse requires no supplement, then it will consist of two distinct and...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. O my Go...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And of the Hermonites, &c.— And Hermonim from the little hill. See Wall, and the version of the Liturgy of the Church of England. Mudge reads...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Book 2 The second and third Books of the Psalter (Psalms 42-72, 73-89) are but the two parts of a whole, the largest section of which (Psalms 42-8...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Cast down. — The poet, though faith condemns his dejection, still feels it, and cannot help expressing it. The heart will not be tranquil all at on...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 42:1-11 , Psalms 43:1-5 THE second book of the Psalter is characterised by the use of the Divine name "Elohim" instead of "Jehovah." It...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Thirsting after God Psalms 42:1-11 This psalm clearly embalms the holy musings and yearnings of the exiled king during Absalom's rebellion. The...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the song of an exile and, moreover, of an exile among enemies who have no sympathy with his religious convictions. He cries out after God wit...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The holy mourner again seems to feel reviving affliction. But the same looking back from Jordan, to the very spot where now arrived, and every step i...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

O my God, my soul is cast down within me ,.... Which the psalmist repeats, partly to show the greatness of his dejection, though he had not lost his...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

My soul is cast down within me I am overcome with grief, while I am forced to hide myself in this wilderness beyond Jordan, and wander up and down...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints and Consolations. 6 O my God, my soul is cast down within...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That I may revive my drooping spirits, I will consider thy infinite mercy, and power, and faithfulness, and thy gracious presence in the sanctuary, f...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘O my God, my soul is cast down within me, Therefore do I remember you from the land of the Jordan, And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar. Deep cal...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription : “To the Chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.” Maschil, an instruction, a didactic poem. “The sons of Kora...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 42 This Psalm contains a prescription for a downcast soul, consisting of three ingredients. I. The first is inquiry: " Why art thou cast...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 42:6 I. Man's natural instinct, when his soul is cast down within him, is to forget God, and not to remember Him, to let God and the higher...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We often read this Psalm, because we are very often in the same state that the psalmist was in when he wrote it, and the language seems to suit us at...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 42:1 . As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. It is said that when they cannot find water, they...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 42:1 . As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Hunted, hot, weary, thirsty! It must drink or die...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 42:1 . As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. «As the hart panteth» or «brayeth.» And if such b...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. The Korachite psalms The second book of the Psalter, charact...
The Biblical Illustrator

O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan. Soul sorrows and soul reliefs I. Soul sorrows...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm, committed (like so many others) to the precentor, or. chief musician, for its musical setting, is entitled "Maschil of...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

An Exile's Longing for Zion. To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical part of the Temple-services, Maschil, a didactic poem, for t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

O my God, my soul is cast down within me, in utter dejection; therefore, namely, to find new comfort in spite of this feeling of hopelessness, wil...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 17:22 ; 2 Samuel 17:27 ; Deuteronomy 3:8 ; Deuteronomy 3:9 ; Deuteronomy 4:47 ; Deuteronomy 4:48 ; Jonah 2:7 ; Matthew 26:39 ; Matt...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Therefore — Therefore that I may revive my drooping spirits. Remember — I will consider thy infinite mercy and power, and faithfulness. Mizar — Fro...

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 hilla Mizar.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 42:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 42:6