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The Enemy's Sharpest Weapon
Commentators agree that the taunt "Where is thy God?" is the most painful part of the psalmist's suffering. It's described as a "stinging question" and a "piercing shaft" (Spurgeon, Calvin). This attack isn't just about circumstances; it's a direct assault on the believer's faith, designed to make them feel utterly abandoned by the God they trust.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 42:3
18th Century
Theologian
My tears have been my meat - The word translated 'tears' in this place is in the singular number and literally means weeping. (). T…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 42:3
19th Century
Bishop
My tears. — Compare Psalms 80:5; Psalms 102:9; and Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.75, “ Cura dolorque animi lacrimaeque alimenta fu…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 42:3
19th Century
Preacher
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
That is a very stinging question, a…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 42:3
16th Century
Theologian
My tears have been my bread. Here the Psalmist mentions another sharp, piercing shaft with which the wicked and malevolent grievously woun…
John Gill
On Psalms 42:3
17th Century
Pastor
My tears have been my meat day and night
That is, he could not eat for sorrow, like Hannah, [Reference 1…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 42:1–5
17th Century
Minister
The psalmist looked to the Lord as his chief good and set his heart upon Him accordingly; casting anchor in this way at first, he rides out the sto…