Psalms 42 (DRB)

Chapter Text

42:1 A psalm for David. Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.

42:2 For thou art God my strength: why hast thou cast me off? and why do I go sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth me?

42:3 Sent forth thy light and thy truth: they have conducted me, and brought me unto thy holy hill, and into thy tabernacles.

42:4 And I will go in to the altar of God: to God who giveth joy to my youth.

42:5 To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?

42:6 Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "psalm", "david", "judge", "distinguish", "cause", "nation", and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "psalm", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "light" and "psalm" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "psalm" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.