Psalms 42:9
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 42
“I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”Psalms 42:9
What Does Psalms 42:9 Mean?
Psalms 42:9 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 42, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Suffering.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 42:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Mark 15:34“And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”Psalms 43:2“For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”Job 30:28“I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.”Psalms 38:6“I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.”Ecclesiastes 4:1“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”2 Samuel 23:3“The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.”Psalms 18:2“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”Psalms 74:1“O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?”1 Kings 8:38“What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:”Psalms 28:1“Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.”Psalms 44:23“Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.”Psalms 44:24“Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?”Psalms 62:2“He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.”Isaiah 40:27“Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?”Lamentations 5:1“Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.”2 Samuel 22:2“And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;”Job 30:26“When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.”Psalms 13:1“How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?”Psalms 13:2“How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?”Psalms 18:46“The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.”
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