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Psalms 42:5

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Why art thou cast down: Heb. Why art thou bowed down, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 55:4-5, Psalms 61:2, Psalms 142:2-3, Psalms 143:3-4; 1 Samuel 30:6; Mark 14:33-34

hope: Psalms 27:13-14, Psalms 37:7, Psalms 56:3, Psalms 56:11, Psalms 71:14; Job 13:15; Isaiah 50:10; Lamentations 3:24-26; Romans 4:18-20; Hebrews 10:36-37

praise him: or, give thanks

for the help: etc. or, his presence is salvation, Psalms 44:3, Psalms 91:15-16; Numbers 6:26; Matthew 1:23, Matthew 28:20

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