Psalms 42:3
My soul hath thirsted after the strong living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
In Context
2As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after thee, O God.
4My tears have been any bread day and night, whilst it is said to me daily : Where is thy God?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:26What is all flesh, that it should hear the voice of the living God, who speaketh out of the midst of the fire, as we have heard, and be able to live?
Psalms 3:2Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me.
Psalms 42:10I will say to God : Thou art my support. Why hast thou forgotten me? and why go I mourning, whilst my enemy afflicteth me?
Psalms 79:10Lest they should say among the Gentiles: Where is their God? And let him be made known among the nations before our eyes, By the revenging the blood of thy servants, which hath been shed:
Psalms 80:5O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?
Psalms 102:9All the day long my enemies reproached me: and they that praised me did swear against me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 42:2-6
Desiring Communion with God; Mourning for the Loss of Public Ordinances. 1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? 4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a… Read the whole commentary →