Psalm 43:2

Good News Translation

You are my protector; why have you abandoned me? Why must I go on suffering from the cruelty of my enemies?

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9

And to Solomon he said, “My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

Psalm 140:7

My Sovereign Lord, my strong defender, you have protected me in battle.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord protects and defends me; I trust in him. He gives me help and makes me glad; I praise him with joyful songs.

Psalm 31:4

Keep me safe from the trap that has been set for me; shelter me from danger.

Psalm 42:10

I am crushed by their insults, as they keep on asking me, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:9

To God, my defender, I say, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go on suffering from the cruelty of my enemies?”

Psalm 44:9

But now you have rejected us and let us be defeated; you no longer march out with our armies.

Psalm 71:9

Do not reject me now that I am old; do not abandon me now that I am feeble.

Psalm 77:7

“Will the Lord always reject us? Will he never again be pleased with us?

Psalm 88:15

Ever since I was young, I have suffered and been near death; I am worn out from the burden of your punishments.

Psalm 94:14

The Lord will not abandon his people; he will not desert those who belong to him.

Exodus 15:2

The Lord is my strong defender; he is the one who has saved me. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will sing about his greatness.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who trust in the Lord for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak.

Isaiah 45:24

“They will say that only through me are victory and strength to be found; but all who hate me will suffer disgrace.

Zechariah 10:12

I will make my people strong; they will worship and obey me.” The Lord has spoken.

Ephesians 6:10

Finally, build up your strength in union with the Lord and by means of his mighty power.

Philippians 4:13

I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.