The Lord Will

Psalm 42:3

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

KJV

Read in Psalm 42

Meaning

Tears become the speaker’s food day and night while others ask where God is; sustained grief can coexist with faith and does not prove that God has abandoned the sufferer.

Thirst, tears, remembered worship, and hope

Verses 1–5 move from longing for the living God through tears and remembered public worship to the first refrain of hope.

Read carefully

Tears become the speaker’s food day and night while others ask where God is; sustained grief can coexist with faith and does not prove that God has abandoned the sufferer.

Reflection

Tears become the speaker’s food day and night while others ask where God is; sustained grief can coexist with faith and does not prove that God has abandoned the sufferer.