Psalm 42:3
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Cross-reference
Psalm 42:10 repeats the exact taunt 'Where is your God?' from verse 3, reinforcing the same mocking refrain within the psalm.
Psalm 79:10 directly quotes the nations asking 'Where is their God?' — the same taunt the psalmist endures.
In Psalm 80:5, God feeds his people 'the bread of tears' — the same image of tears as sustenance that the psalmist experiences.
In Psalm 102:9, the psalmist also consumes tears and ashes as food, mirroring the same imagery of sorrow as sustenance.
Psalm 115:2 repeats the exact question 'Where is their God?' from the nations, identical to the taunt in verse 3.
In Psalm 6:6, the psalmist drenches his bed with tears — a parallel image of overwhelming sorrow and weeping.
In Psalm 22:2, the psalmist cries day and night without answer — echoing the same sense of God's silence amid tears.
Psalm 3:2 has enemies saying 'There is no salvation for him in God,' a similar taunt questioning God's help.
Psalm 22:8 records mockers saying 'He trusts in the LORD; let him deliver him,' paralleling the taunt about God's absence.
In Psalm 88:9, the psalmist's eye grows dim from sorrow — a parallel of persistent grief and calling on God.
In Jeremiah 9:1, the prophet wishes for a fountain of tears to weep day and night — a parallel of constant weeping.
In Micah 7:10, the same taunt 'Where is your God?' appears, with the promise that the enemy will be shamed.
In Luke 6:21, Jesus blesses those who weep now, promising laughter — a parallel of weeping with future hope.
In Ecclesiastes 4:1, the tears of the oppressed go un comforted — similar theme of weeping without relief.