(A)Why are you [a]cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
(B)Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him
[b]For the help of His countenance.

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  1. Psalm 42:5 Lit. bowed down
  2. Psalm 42:5 So with MT, Tg.; a few Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. The help of my countenance, my God

Why, my soul, are you downcast?(A)
    Why so disturbed(B) within me?
Put your hope in God,(C)
    for I will yet praise(D) him,
    my Savior(E) and my God.(F)

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Rest in the Lord, (A)and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who (B)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

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Be still(A) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(B) for him;
do not fret(C) when people succeed in their ways,(D)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(E)

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36 (A)For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, (B)you may receive the promise:

37 “For (C)yet a little while,
And (D)He[a] who is coming will come and will not [b]tarry.

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  1. Hebrews 10:37 Or that which
  2. Hebrews 10:37 delay

36 You need to persevere(A) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(B) 37 For,

“In just a little while,
    he who is coming(C) will come
    and will not delay.”[a](D)

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  1. Hebrews 10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3

From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

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From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;(A)
    lead me to the rock(B) that is higher than I.

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Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.

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When I am afraid,(A) I put my trust in you.(B)

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23 (A)“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

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23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[a](A) (which means “God with us”).

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  1. Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14

13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
(A)In the land of the living.

14 (B)Wait[a] on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 27:14 Wait in faith

13 I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord(A)
    in the land of the living.(B)
14 Wait(C) for the Lord;
    be strong(D) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

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24 “The Lord is my (A)portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I (B)hope in Him!”

25 The Lord is good to those who (C)wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good that one should (D)hope (E)and wait quietly
For the salvation of the Lord.

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24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;(A)
    therefore I will wait for him.”

25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;(B)
26 it is good to wait quietly(C)
    for the salvation of the Lord.(D)

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(A)Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The [a]help of my countenance and my God.

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  1. Psalm 43:5 Lit. salvation

Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.(A)

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Now David was greatly distressed, for (A)the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was [a]grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. (B)But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

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  1. 1 Samuel 30:6 Lit. bitter

David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning(A) him; each one was bitter(B) in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength(C) in the Lord his God.

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11 (A)Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The [a]help of my countenance and my God.

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  1. Psalm 42:11 Lit. salvation

11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.(A)

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18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, (A)“So shall your descendants be.” 19 And not being weak in faith, (B)he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), (C)and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. 20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

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18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,(A) just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”[a](B) 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead(C)—since he was about a hundred years old(D)—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.(E) 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened(F) in his faith and gave glory to God,(G)

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  1. Romans 4:18 Gen. 15:5

26 (A)The Lord [a]lift up His countenance upon you,
And (B)give you peace.” ’

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  1. Numbers 6:26 Look upon you with favor

26 the Lord turn his face(A) toward you
    and give you peace.(B)”’

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