Psalm 42:4

New American Bible - revised edition

My tears have been my bread day and night, as they ask me every day, “Where is your God?”

Cross References

Isaiah 30:29

For you, there will be singing as on a night when a feast is observed, And joy of heart as when one marches along with a flute Going to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.

Psalm 122:1

A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

Psalm 62:8

My deliverance and honor are with God, my strong rock; my refuge is with God.

Psalm 100:4

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name;

Psalm 55:14

But it was you, my other self, my comrade and friend,

Luke 16:25

Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.

Lamentations 2:19

Rise up! Wail in the night, at the start of every watch; Pour out your heart like water before the Lord; Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children, Who collapse from hunger at the corner of every street.

Job 29:2

Oh, that I were as in the months past, as in the days when God watched over me:

2 Chronicles 7:10

On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he dismissed the people to their tents, rejoicing and glad of heart because of all the blessings the Lord had given to David, to Solomon, and to his people Israel.

Ruth 1:21

I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why should you call me ‘Sweet,’ since the Lord has brought me to trial, and the Almighty has pronounced evil sentence on me.”

Deuteronomy 16:11

You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord, your God, together with your son and daughter, your male and female slave, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow among you, in the place which the Lord, your God, will choose as the dwelling place of his name.

Lamentations 4:1

How the gold has lost its luster, the noble metal changed; Jewels lie scattered at the corner of every street.

2 Kings 18:30

And do not let Hezekiah induce you to trust in the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord will surely rescue us, and this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.’

2 Kings 18:32

until I arrive and take you to a land like your own, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of rich olives and honey. Live, and do not die! And do not listen to Hezekiah when he would incite you by saying, ‘The Lord will rescue us.’

Psalm 79:10

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes make known to the nations that you avenge the blood of your servants which has been poured out.

Psalm 80:6

You have fed them the bread of tears, made them drink tears in great measure.

Psalm 102:10

I eat ashes like bread, mingle my drink with tears.

Psalm 115:2

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”

Psalm 122:8

For the sake of my brothers and friends I say, “Peace be with you.”

Ezekiel 46:10

When they come in, the prince shall be with them; he shall also leave with them.

Joel 2:17

Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the Lord weep and say: “Spare your people, Lord! do not let your heritage become a disgrace, a byword among the nations! Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’” The Lord Relents.