Psalms 42:3

"My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?"

Key Reflection

The psalmist expresses a deep longing for God's presence, reflecting a soul that thirsts for divine intimacy. This verse captures the essence of spiritual dryness and the intense desire to reconnect with the living God, emphasizing the need for worship and communion—a sentiment that resonates across generations and cultures, reminding us of our inherent need for God’s presence in our lives.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

My tears have been my meat -The word rendered tears in this place is in the singular number, and means literally weeping. ComparePsalms 39:12. The word meat here means literally bread, and is used in the general signification of food, as the word meat is always used in the English version of the Bible. The English word meat, which originally signified food, has been changed gradually in its signification, until it now denotes in common usage animal food, or flesh. The idea here is, that instead of eating, he had wept. The state described is that which occurs so often when excessive sorrow takes away the appetite, or destroys the relish for food, and occasions fasting.

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