Psalm 56
"You have collected all my tears in your bottle."
This line from Psalm 56 is one of my favorite lines in the whole of the Bible.
I imagine a very large bottle in heaven where all the tears of humanity are gathered. No sorrow goes unnoticed. Every tear that has ever been shed is treasured by God. Angels gently collect them from your cheeks and take them to heaven.
No tear is forever lost.
I love this too, but I always think of the bottle as being small like a curio that sits atop God's dresser along with other treasured keepsakes where He can see it every day and smile because He knows just how He will turn every mourning into joy.
Beautiful word picture of Psalm 56:8, one of my favorite verses in the Bible. “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”