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Read & copy the quotation
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God.”
- Date
- 1611
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?…”
The speaker names inner dejection directly and then answers it with hope, preserving the reality of sorrow while refusing to make despair the final word.
Where does it come from?
Psalm 42:11, King James Version; the psalm repeatedly addresses a downcast and disquieted soul while directing attention toward hope.
