Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 42 · praise and worship and hope

11 verses1 sections2 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 42 contains 11 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include praise and worship, hope, and help and protection.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 42?

The chapter opens, “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.” It closes in verse 11, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
praise and worshiphopehelp and protection
Passage
Psalms 42:1–11
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 281 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 42 outline

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  1. Verses 1–11

    Praise and Worship · Hope

    As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 42 KJV

1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? 4When 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. 5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. 6O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. 7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. 8Yet 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. 9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? 11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.