Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
New American Standard Bible
For I
With the voice of
King James Version
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
Holman Bible
how I walked with many,
leading the festive procession to the house of God,
with joyful and thankful shouts.
International Standard Version
These things I will recall as I pour out my troubles within me: I used to go with the crowd in a procession to the house of God, accompanied with shouts of joy and thanksgiving.
American Standard Version
These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
Amplified
These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul;
How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song],
With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.
Bible in Basic English
Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.
Darby Translation
These things I remember and have poured out my soul within me: how I passed along with the multitude, how I went on with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a festive multitude.
Julia Smith Translation
These I shall remember, and I shall pour out my soul in me: for I shall pass through into the booth, I shall go softly with them even to the house of God, with the voice of joy and confession, of the multitude keeping a festival.
King James 2000
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
Lexham Expanded Bible
These I remember and I pour out my soul within me: that I would go with the multitude; I led them [in procession] to the house of God, with a voice of rejoicing and thanksgiving, a crowd celebrating a festival.
Modern King James verseion
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul on me; for I had gone with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping the feast.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself; for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God, in the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among such as keep holy-day.
NET Bible
I will remember and weep! For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.
New Heart English Bible
These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
The Emphasized Bible
These things, I keep calling to mind, and pouring out, over me, my own soul, For I used to cross over with a crowd, Lead them in procession up to the house of God, With the voice of shouting and praise. - a throng keeping festival.
Webster
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy-day.
World English Bible
These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
Youngs Literal Translation
These I remember, and pour out my soul in me, For I pass over into the booth, I go softly with them unto the house of God, With the voice of singing and confession, The multitude keeping feast!
Themes
Communion of saints » Delight of
Feasts » Instituted by moses » Kept with rejoicing
Feasts » Instituted by moses » All males were required to attend
the anniversary Feasts » Were seasons of » Joy and gladness
the anniversary Feasts » The jews went up to, in large companies
Joy » Saints should engage in all religious services with
Prayer » Should be offered up » With the soul
Topics
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 42:4
Prayers for Psalm 42:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?
3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, Where is thy God? 4 These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday. 5 Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] are thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance.
Cross References
Isaiah 30:29
Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as he who goes with a pipe to come to the mountain of LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, ye people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalm 122:1
I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of LORD.
Deuteronomy 16:11
And thou shall rejoice before LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite who is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are in th
Deuteronomy 16:14-15
And thou shall rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates.
Ruth 1:21
I went out full, and LORD has brought me home again empty. Why do ye call me Naomi, seeing LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?
1 Samuel 1:15-16
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before LORD.
1 Chronicles 15:15-28
And the sons of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of LORD.
1 Chronicles 16:1-43
And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2 Chronicles 7:10
And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that LORD had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
2 Chronicles 30:23-26
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep another seven days. And they kept [those] seven days with gladness.
Job 29:2-31
O that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me,
Psalm 55:14
We took sweet counsel together. We walked in the house of God with the throng.
Psalm 81:1-3
Sing aloud to God our strength. Make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Psalm 100:4
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
Lamentations 2:19
Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches. Pour out thy heart like water before the face of LORD. Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young sons, who faint for hunger at the head of every street.
Lamentations 4:1
How the gold has become dim, the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
Nahum 1:15
Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah. Perform thy vows, for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee. He is utterly cut off.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony.