Psalms

Psalm 42:3–4

3My tears have been my food

both day and night,

while men ask me all day long,

“Where is your God?”

4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul:

how I walked with the multitude,

leading the festive procession to the house of God

with shouts of joy and praise.

Read all of Psalm 42

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Psalm 42:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
My tearsדִמְעָתִ֣יḏim·‘ā·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH1832 tears
have beenהָֽיְתָה־hā·yə·ṯāh-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
myלִּ֬יlîPreposition; first person common singular
foodלֶ֭חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
dayיוֹמָ֣םyō·w·māmAdverbH3119 daytime, by day
and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהwā·lā·yə·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
while men askבֶּאֱמֹ֥רbe·’ĕ·mōrPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
meאֵלַ֥י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
all day longכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Whereאַיֵּ֥ה’ay·yêhInterrogativeH346 Where?
is your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God

Psalm 42:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
These thingsאֵ֤לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
come to mindאֶזְכְּרָ֨ה׀’ez·kə·rāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH2142 remember
as I pour outוְאֶשְׁפְּכָ֬הwə·’eš·pə·ḵāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH8210 pour out, pour
my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
howכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I walkedאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר׀’e·‘ĕ·ḇōrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
with the multitudeבַּסָּךְ֮bas·sāḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5519 throng
leadingאֶדַּדֵּ֗ם’ed·dad·dêmVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH1718 [move slowly]
the festiveהָמ֥וֹןhā·mō·wnNoun - masculine singularH1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
processionחוֹגֵֽג׃ḥō·w·ḡêḡVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2287 make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast
toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the houseבֵּ֥יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Godאֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
with shoutsבְּקוֹל־bə·qō·wl-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of joyרִנָּ֥הrin·nāhNoun - feminine singularH7440 ringing cry
and praiseוְתוֹדָ֗הwə·ṯō·w·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH8426 thanksgiving

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 42:3 Psalm 79:10 · Psalm 115:2 · Joel 2:17 · Psalm 42:10 · Psalm 80:5 · Psalm 102:9 · Micah 7:10 · Psalm 79:12

Psalm 42:4 Isaiah 30:29 · Psalm 62:8 · Psalm 122:1 · 1 Samuel 1:15–16 · Job 29:2–30:31 · Psalm 100:4 · Psalm 55:14 · Nahum 1:15

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.