Psalm 43:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?

Young's Literal Translation
For thou [art] the God of my strength. Why hast Thou cast me off? Why mourning do I go up and down, In the oppression of an enemy?

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

You
אַתָּ֤ה ׀ (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of my refuge.
מָֽעוּזִּי֮ (mā·‘ūz·zî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4581: A place or means of safety, protection

Why
לָמָ֪ה (lā·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

have You rejected me?
זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי (zə·naḥ·tā·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2186: Reject, forsake, fail

Why
לָֽמָּה־ (lām·māh-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

must I walk
אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ (’eṯ·hal·lêḵ)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in sorrow
קֹדֵ֥ר (qō·ḏêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6937: To be ashy, darkcolored, to mourn

because of the enemy’s
אוֹיֵֽב׃ (’ō·w·yêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

oppression?
בְּלַ֣חַץ (bə·la·ḥaṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3906: Oppression, distress

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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