Psalms 42:9
ContextNETBible | I will pray 1 to God, my high ridge: 2 “Why do you ignore 3 me? Why must I walk around mourning 4 because my enemies oppress me?” |
XREF | Job 30:26-31; Ps 13:1; Ps 18:2; Ps 22:1,2; Ps 28:1; Ps 38:6; Ps 43:2; Ps 44:23,24; Ps 55:3; Ps 62:2,6,7; Ps 77:9; Ps 78:35; Ps 88:9; Ec 4:1; Isa 40:27; Isa 49:15; La 5:1-16 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The cohortative form indicates the psalmist’s resolve. 2 tn This metaphor pictures God as a rocky, relatively inaccessible summit, where one would be able to find protection from enemies. See 1 Sam 23:25, 28; Pss 18:2; 31:3. 3 tn Or “forget.” 4 sn Walk around mourning. See Ps 38:6 for a similar idea. |