Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For thou the God of my strength: why didst thou reject me? wherefore darkened shall I go about for the oppression of the enemy?
New American Standard Bible
Why do I go
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
For You are the God of my refuge.
Why have You rejected me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?
International Standard Version
Since you are the God who strengthens me, why have you forsaken me? Why do I go around mourning under the enemy's oppression?"
A Conservative Version
For thou are the God of my strength. Why have thou cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
American Standard Version
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?
Amplified
For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Bible in Basic English
You are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?
Darby Translation
For thou art the God of my strength: why hast thou cast me off? why go I about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
King James 2000
For you are the God of my strength: why do you cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Lexham Expanded Bible
because you [are] the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning because of [the] oppression of [the] enemy?
Modern King James verseion
For You are the God of my strength; why do You cast me off? Why do I go mourning under the affliction of the enemy?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou put me from thee? And why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?
NET Bible
For you are the God who shelters me. Why do you reject me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?
New Heart English Bible
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?
The Emphasized Bible
For, thou, art my defending God - Wherefore hast thou rejected me? Wherefore in gloom should I wander, because of the oppression of an enemy?
Webster
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?
World English Bible
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?
Youngs Literal Translation
For thou art 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?
Interlinear
'elohiym
Zanach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 43:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For Rescue
1 Judge me, O God, and contend my contention from a nation not godly: from the man of deceit and iniquity thou wilt deliver me. 2 For thou the God of my strength: why didst thou reject me? wherefore darkened shall I go about for the oppression of the enemy? 3 Send forth thy light and thy truth; they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mountain and to thy tents.
Cross References
Psalm 42:9
I will say to God my rock, Wherefore didst thou forget me? wherefore darkened shall I go for the oppression of the enemy?
Psalm 28:7
Jehovah my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusted, and I was helped: and my heart will exult, and from my song will I praise him.
Psalm 44:9
But thou didst reject, and thou wilt shame us, and not go forth with our armies.
Exodus 15:2
Jehovah my strength and song, and he shall be to me for salvation: this my God, and I will cause him to rest; the God of my father, and I will exalt him.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, O Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing soul: for Jehovah searched all hearts, and he understands every formation of the thoughts: if thou shalt seek him he will be found to thee, and if thou wilt forsake him, he will cast thee off forever.
Psalm 31:4
Thou wilt bring me forth from the net which they concealed for me: for thou my fortress.
Psalm 71:9
Thou wilt not cast me off to the time of old age; as my strength fails thou wilt not forsake me.
Psalm 77:7
Will Jehovah reject forever? and will he no more add to be satisfied?
Psalm 94:14
For Jehovah will not cast off his people, and he will not forsake his inheritance.
Psalm 140:7
O Jehovah my Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou didst cover for my head in the day of weapons.
Isaiah 40:31
And they waiting for Jehovah shall change power; they shall go up on the wing as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall go and not faint.
Isaiah 45:24
Surely saying, In Jehovah to me justice and strength: even to him shall he come; and all being angry against him shall be ashamed.
Zechariah 10:12
And I strengthened them in Jehovah; and in his name shall they go about, says Jehovah.
Ephesians 6:10
As to the rest, my brethren, be strengthened in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.
Philippians 4:13
I am strong for all things in Christ strengthening me.