Psalm 42:8 Parallel Translations

The LORD commands his mercy during the day, and at night his song is with me- a prayer to the God of my life.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

ASV:

Yet Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in the night his song shall be with me, Even a prayer unto the God of my life.

BBE:

But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

DBY:

In the day-time will Jehovah command his loving-kindness, and in the night his song shall be with me, a prayer unto the ùGod of my life.

ERV:

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with me, even a prayer unto the God of my life.

JPS:

By day the LORD will command His lovingkindness, and in the night His song shall be with me, even a prayer unto the God of my life.

WBS:

Yet the LORD will command his loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer to the God of my life.

WEB:

Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

YLT:

By day Jehovah commandeth His kindness, And by night a song is with me, A prayer to the God of my life.

Psalm 42:8 Cross References

XREF:

Job 35:10 "But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night,

Psalm 16:7 I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.

Psalm 57:3 He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.

Psalm 63:6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,

Psalm 77:6 I will remember my song in the night; I will meditate with my heart, And my spirit ponders:

Psalm 133:3 It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing-- life forever.

Psalm 149:5 Let the godly ones exult in glory; Let them sing for joy on their beds.

Ecclesiastes 5:18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one's labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

42:8 [Yet] the LORD {h} will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song [shall be] with me, [and] my prayer unto the God of my life.
(h) He assures himself of God's help in time to come.

WES:

42:8 Command - Will effectually confer upon me. Loving - kindness - His blessings, the effects of his loving - kindness.

MHC:

42:6-11 The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. But if one trouble follow hard after another, if all seem to combine for our ruin, let us remember they are all appointed and overruled by the Lord. David regards the Divine favour as the fountain of all the good he looked for. In the Saviour's name let us hope and pray. One word from him will calm every storm, and turn midnight darkness into the light of noon, the bitterest complaints into joyful praises. Our believing expectation of mercy must quicken our prayers for it. At length, is faith came off conqueror, by encouraging him to trust in the name of the Lord, and to stay himself upon his God. He adds, And my God; this thought enabled him to triumph over all his griefs and fears. Let us never think that the God of our life, and the Rock of our salvation, has forgotten us, if we have made his mercy, truth, and power, our refuge. Thus the psalmist strove against his despondency: at last his faith and hope obtained the victory. Let us learn to check all unbelieving doubts and fears. Apply the promise first to ourselves, and then plead it to God.

CONC:

Command Commandeth Commands Daytime Day-time Kindness Love Loving Lovingkindness Loving-kindness Mercy Prayer Song Steadfast Yet

Command Commandeth Commands Daytime Day-Time Directs Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Night Prayer Song Steadfast Time

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