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Remember God's Faithfulness
When your soul is overwhelmed with sorrow, the psalmist provides a powerful strategy: deliberately remember God. Commentators stress this isn't a passive thought but an active recalling of God's past faithfulness and specific moments of His presence. This practice builds hope, as it reminds us that the God who helped us before is unchanging and will help us again.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 42:6
18th Century
Theologian
O my God, my soul is cast down within me – This is the utterance of a soul in anguish, despite the purpose not to be cast down, and the co…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 42:6
19th Century
Bishop
Cast down. — The poet, though faith condemns his dejection, still feels it and cannot help expressing it. The heart will not be tr…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 42:6
19th Century
Preacher
O 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.
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John Calvin
On Psalms 42:6
16th Century
Theologian
O my God! my soul is cast down within me. If we suppose that this verse requires no supplement, then it will consist of two distinct and s…
John Gill
On Psalms 42:6
17th Century
Pastor
O my God, my soul is cast down within me
Which the psalmist repeats, partly to show the greatness of his dejection, though he …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 42:6–11
17th Century
Minister
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 …