Psalm 42:3-6

Easy-to-Read Version

³Instead of food, I have only tears day and night,
as my enemies laugh at me and say, “Where is your God?”

⁴My heart breaks as I remember the pleasant times in the past,
when I walked with the crowds as I led them up to God’s Temple.
I remember the happy songs of praise
as they celebrated the festival.

^5-6Why am I so sad?
    Why am I so upset?
I tell myself, “Wait for God’s help!
    You will again be able to praise him,
    your God, the one who will save you.”
In my sadness I say, “I will remember you from here on this small hill,^[a]
    where Mount Hermon and the Jordan River meet.”