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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 42Meaning
Because the soul is downcast, the speaker deliberately remembers God from the Jordan region, Hermon, and Mount Mizar; remembrance can orient prayer without making a sacred journey mandatory.
Overwhelming waters, remembrance, and night prayer
Verses 6–8 describe a downcast soul amid geographical remembrance and overwhelming water imagery, yet recall steadfast love, song, and prayer.
Read carefully
Because the soul is downcast, the speaker deliberately remembers God from the Jordan region, Hermon, and Mount Mizar; remembrance can orient prayer without making a sacred journey mandatory.
Reflection
Because the soul is downcast, the speaker deliberately remembers God from the Jordan region, Hermon, and Mount Mizar; remembrance can orient prayer without making a sacred journey mandatory.