My tears have been my food day and night...

Why, my soul, are you so dejected? 

Why are you in such turmoil? 

I will say to God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me?"

Psalms 42:3, 5, 9 CSB

Ps42 is a ,"maskil", an "enlightenment" of the Sons of Korah who's  entire family line were killed (see Numbers 16) because Korah, Moses cousin, rebelled. 

The Sons of Korah became musicians. 

Beneath the story of this Psalm is a deeper story of loss and grieving. 

God's people experienced loss, grief, cried out to God, grief that knocked them off balance, grief that led to a diet of tears as they tried to make sense of what doesn't make sense. 

Just like us. 

The Sons of Korah had good reason to cry. 

Just like us. 

And also know that in the depths of loss and grief, when all seems lost, we are not lost, we are held in the arms of Grace;

Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your billows have swept over me.

Psalms 42:7 CSB

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