Psalms 43:5
Why are you downcast, O my soul?
What it says
He again questions his downcast soul and commands it to hope in God for future praise.
What it is doing
This verse closes the psalm by reasserting hope over inward collapse.
In context
1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case 2For You are the God of my refuge. 3Send out Your light and Your truth; 4Then I will go to the altar of God, 5Why are you downcast, O my soul?