Psalms 42:3

³Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?”c

Psalm 42 captures the raw ache of a soul separated from God’s presence. The psalmist, likely a Levite exiled from the temple, pours out a lament that oscillates between desperate longing and defiant hope. The famous opening image — a deer panting for water — sets the tone for a s