Psalm 43:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version We have heard, O God, with our own ears. Our fathers have announced to us the work that you wrought in their days and in the days of antiquity. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For You are the God of my strength [my Stronghold–in Whom I take refuge]; why have You cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible Because you are my God, my protective fortress! Why have you rejected me? Why do I have to walk around, sad, oppressed by enemies? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, The work, thou hast wrought in their days, and in the days of old. English Standard Version 2016 For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? |
And as for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind. For the Lord searches all hearts, and understands the thoughts of all minds. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will cast you aside for eternity.
as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell.
For, day and night, your hand was heavy upon me. I have been converted in my anguish, while still the thorn is piercing.
Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments, from the houses of ivory. From these, they have delighted you:
In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.
So then, may they put their hope in God, and may they not forget the works of God, and may they seek his commandments.
Justice and judgment are the preparation of your throne. Mercy and truth will precede your face.
The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I shall glorify him. He is the God of my father, and I shall exalt him.
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
I will strengthen them in the Lord, and they will walk in his name, says the Lord.
Concerning the rest, brothers, be strengthened in the Lord, by the power of his virtue.