Old Testament · Poetry
Psalms 42:3
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My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
About Psalms 42:3
In Psalms, Psalms 42:3 addresses the theme of Prolonged Mourning in the Bible with clarity and depth. This Old Testament poetry text remains central to Christian understanding and devotional practice on this subject.
Related Verses
- Genesis 37:34
“And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.”
- Genesis 50:10
“And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.”
- 2 Samuel 18:33
“And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! ”
- Psalms 30:5
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:2
“It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.”
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How to Apply Psalms 42:3
Use Psalms 42:3 as a daily declaration. Speak it over your circumstances, inserting your name where relevant. Let its promise from Psalms anchor your perspective as you navigate decisions related to on the theme of Prolonged Mourning in the Bible, and share it with one person who might need it today.