Psalms 42:3

3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalms 42:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
ESV
3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, "Where is your God?"
NLT
3 Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?”
MSG
3 I'm on a diet of tears - tears for breakfast, tears for supper. All day long people knock at my door, Pestering, "Where is this God of yours?"
CSB
3 My tears have been my food day and night, while all day long people say to me, "Where is your God?"

Psalms 42:3 In-Context

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty Onewith shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Job 3:24; Psalms 80:5
  • 2. ver 10; Psalms 79:10; Psalms 115:2; Joel 2:17; Micah 7:10
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