Psalms 42:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

I say to God my rock, `Why hast Thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning in the oppression of an enemy?

English ASV

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

English Amplified

I will say to God my Rock, Why have You forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

I will say to God my Rock, Why have You forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I will say to God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

English EASY 2024

I say to God, who is my high rock, ‘Why have you forgotten me? Why must I be so sad? How much longer must I continue to weep, because my enemies do cruel things to me?’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I say to God, my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I suffer this sadness that my enemies have brought me?"

I say to God, my rock: "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

I will ask God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?"

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I will say to God, my rock, "Why have You forgotten me? Why must I go about in sorrow because of the enemy's oppression?"

English KJV 1611

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

English LSB

I say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I will say to God, my rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

I will say to God my rock, "Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

At dawn may the LORD bestow faithful love that I may sing praise through the night, praise to the God of my life.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

I will pray to God, my high ridge: “Why do you ignore me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go around in sorrow? Why am I beaten down by my enemies?"

English NIV

I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?"

English NKJ 1982

I will say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

English NLT

"O God my rock," I cry, "Why have you forsaken me? Why must I wander in darkness, oppressed by my enemies?"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I say to God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mournfully because the enemy oppresses me?"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I will say to God, “You are my mountain of strength; how could you forget me? Why must I suffer this vile oppression of my enemies— these heartless tormentors who are out to kill me?”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I say to God, my rock: “Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“O God my Rock,“ I cry, “why have you forsaken me? Why must I suffer these attacks from my enemies?“

English Tyndale 1537

I will say unto God my stony rock; Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?

Psalms 42:9 — Compare Translations