Psalm 43:2
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?
Cross-reference
In Psalm 42:9, the same lament appears verbatim — both ask why God has forgotten/rejected them while mourning under enemy oppression.
Psalm 71:9 pleads not to be forsaken when strength fails — directly parallel to the psalmist's cry 'why have you rejected me?'
Psalm 77:7 asks if the Lord will reject forever — mirroring the psalmist's anguished question 'why have you rejected me?'
Psalm 94:14 assures that the LORD will not reject his people — directly contrasting the psalmist's fear of being rejected.
In Psalm 27:1, the psalmist declares fearless trust in God — contrasting with the lament of rejection and mourning in Psalm 43:2.
In Psalm 38:6, the psalmist goes about mourning all day — directly parallel to the mourning described in Psalm 43:2.
In Psalm 44:9, the community laments that God has rejected them — parallel to the individual's cry of rejection in Psalm 43:2.
Psalm 51:11 pleads not to be cast away from God's presence, echoing the same fear of divine rejection expressed in the main verse.
Psalm 88:14 asks why God casts the soul away and hides his face—a nearly identical question of divine rejection.
Psalm 28:7 confidently declares God as strength and shield, contrasting with the lament in Psalm 43:2 that feels rejected despite calling God stronghold.
Psalm 140:7 calls God 'my strong deliverer', echoing the 'stronghold' in Psalm 43:2, but with confidence rather than lament.
In Job 30:28, Job goes about mourning and crying for help — directly parallel to the psalmist's lament of mourning under oppression.
Exodus 15:2 declares God as strength and salvation — the same refuge the psalmist claims, though here amid lament rather than triumph.
Isaiah 40:31 promises renewed strength to those who hope — contrasting the psalmist's lament of feeling rejected and weak.
Isaiah 45:24 declares that deliverance and strength are found only in the LORD — echoing the psalmist's claim that God is his refuge.
Zechariah 10:12 promises God will strengthen his people and give security — contrasting the psalmist's experience of mourning and oppression.