Psalms 42:3
My tear hath been to me bread day and night, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where [is] thy God?'
Young's Literal Translation
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
2My soul thirsted for God, for the living God, When do I enter and see the face of God?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:26For who of all flesh [is] he who hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire like us — and doth live?
Psalms 3:2Many are saying of my soul, 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah.
Psalms 42:10With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where [is] thy God?'
Psalms 79:10Why do the nations say, 'Where [is] their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.
Psalms 80:5Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.
Psalms 102:9Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,
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 →