Why art thou cast down, my soul, and unquiet within me? [a]wait on God: for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his presence.

My God, my soul is cast down within me, [b]because I remembered thee, from the land of Jordan, and Hermon, and from the mount Mizar.

One [c]deep calleth another deep by the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy floods are gone over me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:5 Though he sustained grievous assaults of the flesh to cast him into despair, yet his faith grounded on God’s accustomed mercies getteth the victory.
  2. Psalm 42:6 That is, when I remember thee in this land of my banishment among the mountains.
  3. Psalm 42:7 Afflictions came so thick upon me, that I felt my self as overwhelmed: whereby he showeth there is no end of our misery till God be pacified and send remedy.

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