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Berean Standard Bible

“My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?””

Psalms 42:3

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Psalms 42 was written by the sons of Korah, probably by someone far from Jerusalem and the temple. The psalm opens with a deer longing for water and moves into a description of deep spiritual thirst.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”

World English Bible (WEB)

My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”

King James Version (KJV)

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

American Standard Version (ASV)

My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

My tears have been my food day and night, while they keep saying to me, Where is your God?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Fueron mis lágrimas mi pan de día y de noche, mientras me dicen todos los días: ¿Dónde está tu Dios?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Día y noche mi pan son mis lágrimas, y mientras tanto mis enemigos se mofan de mí. «¿Dónde está ese Dios tuyo?» dicen burlones.

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