Psalm 42:6

O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.

Cross-references

Psalm 22:1 Parallel

Psalm 22:1 cries 'My God, why have you forsaken me?' — a parallel lament of feeling abandoned, like the psalmist's cast-down soul.

Psalm 43:4 Parallel

Psalm 43:4 resolves the lament with praise at God's altar, continuing the same psalm's movement from despair to joy.

Psalm 61:2 Parallel

Psalm 61:2 calls from the end of the earth with a faint heart, paralleling the psalmist's cry from Jordan and Hermon.

Psalm 77:6-11 remembers past songs and questions God's faithfulness, paralleling the psalmist's remembrance amid distress.

Psalm 88:1-3 describes a soul full of troubles and crying out day and night, mirroring the psalmist's deep distress.

Psalm 57:6 Parallel

Psalm 57:6 says 'my soul was bowed down,' nearly identical to 'my soul is cast down' — a direct verbal parallel.

Psalm 69:20 Parallel

Psalm 69:20 echoes this despair with 'broken heart' and 'in despair', reinforcing the theme of overwhelming sorrow.

Psalm 143:5 Parallel

Psalm 143:5 also remembers God's works in distress, mirroring the psalmist's act of remembering from exile.

Psalm 55:5 Parallel

Psalm 55:5 expresses fear and trembling, similar to the psalmist's 'soul cast down' — both depict deep distress.

Psalm 102:4 Parallel

Psalm 102:4 describes a withered heart and forgotten bread, paralleling the physical and emotional languishing here.

Psalm 133:3 Related theme

Psalm 133:3 uses 'dew of Hermon' as a symbol of blessing, while the psalmist remembers Hermon in sorrow.

Jonah 2:7 Parallel

Jonah 2:7 says 'I remembered the Lord' when his life fainted — directly parallel to the psalmist remembering God from distant lands.

Lamentations 3:20 uses nearly identical language: 'my soul... is bowed down within me', directly paralleling this verse.

Matthew 26:39 shows Jesus in anguish praying 'let this cup pass' — a parallel of soul-wrestling and submission to God.

Jeremiah 4:19 cries out in anguish and inner turmoil, similar to the soul cast down in this verse.

John 14:1 Contrast

John 14:1 contrasts this troubled heart with Jesus' command not to be troubled but to trust in God.