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My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where [is] thy God?
Psalms 42:3 — KJV
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Psalms 42:3
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Psalms 42:3
Theological / DevotionalTears. See Ps. 80:5.
Meat. Heb. lechem, “bread.” “Meat” is an Old English term for food in general. It is of interest to note that where the psalmist speaks of tears as his food, the Ugaritic poet (see pp. 618, 619) speaks of drinking “tears like wine.”
They … say. David’s enemies taunt him with the bitterest of all taunts, implying that the God whom David trusted was not in the least concerned about his welfare.
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