Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life. New Living Translation But each day the LORD pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life. English Standard Version By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. Berean Standard Bible The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life. King James Bible Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. New King James Version The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life. New American Standard Bible The LORD will send His goodness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life. NASB 1995 The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life. NASB 1977 The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life. Legacy Standard Bible By day, Yahweh will command His lovingkindness; And by night, His song will be with me, A prayer to the God of my life. Amplified Bible Yet the LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song will be with me, A prayer to the God of my life. Christian Standard Bible The LORD will send his faithful love by day; his song will be with me in the night — a prayer to the God of my life. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD will send His faithful love by day; His song will be with me in the night— a prayer to the God of my life. American Standard Version Yet Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in the night his song shall be with me, Even a prayer unto the God of my life. Contemporary English Version Every day, you are kind, and at night you give me a song as my prayer to you, the God of my life. English Revised Version Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with me, even a prayer unto the God of my life. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD commands his mercy during the day, and at night his song is with me- a prayer to the God of my life. Good News Translation May the LORD show his constant love during the day, so that I may have a song at night, a prayer to the God of my life. International Standard Version By day the LORD will command his gracious love, and by night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life. Majority Standard Bible The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life. NET Bible By day the LORD decrees his loyal love, and by night he gives me a song, a prayer to the living God. New Heart English Bible The LORD will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life. Webster's Bible Translation Yet the LORD will command his loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer to the God of my life. World English Bible Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBy day YHWH commands His kindness, "" And by night a song [is] with me, "" A prayer to the God of my life. Young's Literal Translation By day Jehovah commandeth His kindness, And by night a song is with me, A prayer to the God of my life. Smith's Literal Translation The day Jehovah will command his mercy, and in the night the song with me; the prayer to the God of my life. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn the daytime the Lord hath commanded his mercy; and a canticle to him in the night. With me is prayer to the God of my life. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible By day may the LORD send his mercy, and by night may his righteousness be with me! I will pray to the God of my life, New Revised Standard Version By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer to the living God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated By day LORD JEHOVAH will command his mercies and his songs in the night; prayer is with me unto the living God. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917By day the LORD will command His lovingkindness, And in the night His song shall be with me, Even a prayer unto the God of my life. Brenton Septuagint Translation By day the Lord will command his mercy, and manifest it by night: with me is prayer to the God of my life. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Blessed is He who Cares for the Poor…7Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me. 8The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life. 9I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”… Cross References Psalm 63:6-8 When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night. / For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings. / My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. Psalm 77:6 At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered: Psalm 92:2 to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night Psalm 119:55 In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law. Psalm 149:5 Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds. Job 35:10 But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night, Isaiah 30:29 You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! Jonah 2:7-9 As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple. / Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. / But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!” Habakkuk 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, / yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! Matthew 26:30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. Ephesians 5:19-20 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, / always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Treasury of Scripture Yet the LORD will command his loving kindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer to the God of my life. command Psalm 44:4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. Psalm 133:3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. Leviticus 25:21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. in the night Psalm 32:7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. Psalm 63:6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. Psalm 149:5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. the God Psalm 27:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Jump to Previous Command Commandeth Commands Daytime Day-Time Directs Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Night Prayer Song Steadfast TimeJump to Next Command Commandeth Commands Daytime Day-Time Directs Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Night Prayer Song Steadfast TimePsalm 42 1. David's zeal to serve God in the temple5. He encourages his soul to trust in God The LORD decrees The phrase "The LORD decrees" emphasizes the sovereign authority of God. The Hebrew word for "decrees" is "yetzav," which implies a command or an appointment. This suggests that God's actions are intentional and purposeful. In the context of the psalm, it reflects the psalmist's confidence in God's active role in his life, orchestrating events according to His divine will. Historically, this reflects the understanding of God as a king who issues decrees that are to be followed, underscoring His ultimate control over creation. His loving devotion by day and at night His song is with me a prayer to the God of my life And in the night his song--i.e., a song to Him; but the emendation shirah, "song," for shiroh, "his song," commends itself. The parallelism of this verse seems to confirm the conclusion drawn from the sentence at end of Book II., that the title "prayer," and "song" were used indiscriminately for any of the hymns in religious use. Verse 8. - Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in the daytime. Notwithstanding all these present woes, God wilt at some time "command" his loving-kindness to make itself apparent (comp. Psalm 44:4; Psalm 68:28), and both "in the daytime" and in the night will so comfort me that his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life; i.e. I shall offer him both praise and prayer continually both day and night (Psalm 92:2) for his great mercies.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֨ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel decrees יְצַוֶּ֬ה (yə·ṣaw·weh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order His loving devotion חַסְדּ֗וֹ (ḥas·dōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty by day; יוֹמָ֤ם ׀ (yō·w·mām) Adverb Strong's 3119: Daytime, by day and at night וּ֭בַלַּיְלָה (ū·ḇal·lay·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity His song שִׁיר֣וֹ (šî·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7892: A song, singing is with me— עִמִּ֑י (‘im·mî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with a prayer תְּ֝פִלָּ֗ה (tə·p̄il·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn to the God לְאֵ֣ל (lə·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty of my life. חַיָּֽי׃ (ḥay·yāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Links Psalm 42:8 NIVPsalm 42:8 NLT Psalm 42:8 ESV Psalm 42:8 NASB Psalm 42:8 KJV Psalm 42:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 42:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 42:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 42:8 French Bible Psalm 42:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 42:8 Yahweh will command his loving kindness (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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