Treasury of Scripture Knowledge My tears have been my bread day and night, whilst it is said to me daily: Where is thy God? tears Psalm 80:5 How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure? Psalm 102:9 For I did eat ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping. 2 Samuel 16:12 Perhaps the Lord may look upon my affliction, and the Lord may render me good for the cursing of this day. while Psalm 42:10 Whilst my bones are broken, my enemies who trouble me have reproached me; Whilst they say to me day by day: Where is thy God? Psalm 3:2 Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God. Psalm 22:8 He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: let him save him, seeing he delighteth in him. Psalm 79:10,12 Lest they should say among the Gentiles: Where is their God? And let him be made known among the nations before our eyes, By the revenging the blood of thy servants, which hath been shed: . . . Psalm 115:2 For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake: lest the Gentiles should say: Where is their God? Context Blessed is He who Cares for the Poor…2My soul hath thirsted after the strong living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God? 3My tears have been my bread day and night, whilst it is said to me daily: Where is thy God?4These things I remembered, and poured out my soul in me: for I shall go over into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even to the house of God: With the voice of joy and praise; the noise of one feasting.… Cross References Psalm 6:6 I have laboured in my groanings, every night I will wash my bed: I will water my couch with my tears. Psalm 22:2 O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me. Psalm 42:10 Whilst my bones are broken, my enemies who trouble me have reproached me; Whilst they say to me day by day: Where is thy God? Psalm 79:10 Lest they should say among the Gentiles: Where is their God? And let him be made known among the nations before our eyes, By the revenging the blood of thy servants, which hath been shed: Psalm 80:5 How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure? Psalm 102:9 For I did eat ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping. Psalm 115:2 For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake: lest the Gentiles should say: Where is their God? Lamentations 2:19 Coph. Arise, give praise in the night, in the beginning of the watches: pour out thy heart like water, before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands to him for the life of thy little children, that have fainted for hunger at the top of all the streets. Joel 2:17 Between the porch and the altar the priests, the Lord's ministers, shall weep, and shall say: Spare, O Lord, spare thy people: and give not thy inheritance to reproach, that the heathens should rule over them. Why should they say among the nations: Where is their God? Micah 7:10 And my enemy shall behold, and she shall be covered with shame, who saith to me: Where is the Lord thy God? my eyes shall look down upon her: now shall she be trodden under foot as the mire of the streets. Lexicon My tearsדִמְעָתִ֣י (ḏim·‘ā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1832: Tears (of one weeping) have been הָֽיְתָה־ (hā·yə·ṯāh-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be my לִּ֬י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew food לֶ֭חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain day יוֹמָ֣ם (yō·w·mām) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3119: Daytime, by day and night, וָלָ֑יְלָה (wā·lā·yə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity while men say בֶּאֱמֹ֥ר (be·’ĕ·mōr) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to me אֵלַ֥י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to all day long, כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every “Where אַיֵּ֥ה (’ay·yêh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 346: Where? is your God?” אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Additional Translations My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say to me, Where is your God? My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? My tears have been bread to me day and night, while they daily said to me, Where is thy God? My tears have been my bread day and night, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, Where is thy God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, "Where is your God?" My tear hath been to me bread day and night, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where is thy God?' Jump to Previous Bread Continually Food Meat Night Tear TearsJump to Next Bread Continually Food Meat Night Tear TearsLinks Psalm 42:3 NIVPsalm 42:3 NLT Psalm 42:3 ESV Psalm 42:3 NASB Psalm 42:3 KJV Psalm 42:3 Bible Apps Psalm 42:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 42:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 42:3 French Bible Psalm 42:3 German Bible Alphabetical: all and been day food God have is long me men My night say tears they to Where while your OT Poetry: Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my food day (Psalm Ps Psa.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |