Psalms 43:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

Psalms 43:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 43:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 43:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Psalms 43:2 — World English Bible

Psalms 43:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Psalms 43:2 — American Standard Version

Psalms 43:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For thou <FI>art<Fi> the God of my strength. Why hast Thou cast me off? Why mourning do I go up and down, In the oppression of an enemy?”

Psalms 43:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 43:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For thou art theGod of my strength: why hast thou cast me off? why go I about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Psalms 43:2 — Darby Translation

Psalms 43:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For thou art the God of my strength: why hast thou put me away? why goe I so mourning, when the enemie oppresseth me?”

Psalms 43:2 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 43:2 in Context — Psalms 43

1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

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?

3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

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What Does Psalms 43:2 Mean?

Psalms 43:2 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 43. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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