a Levite, led the festal march to the Temple, and in listening in fancy again to the shrill cries of joy which broke from the tumultuous crowd. The epithet answers to that of the former part, "the living God," from which it differs by but one additional letter. Streaks of brightness flash through the gloom. For it was said of a certain person, he calls on death; Wisdom1:16 that is, lives in such a way as to be inviting death; for there is no man at all who puts up a prayer, and calls expressly on death: but men by evil-living invite death. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. [Note: See Swindoll, pp. Psalms 42 expresses the writers yearning for God. He then forwarded these photos to several university e-mail lists. However, he came back to the same expression of confidence with which he ended the first stanza. Hope in God. Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts Psalm 41:7. she must be up to something. Psalms 42:3). Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament (Heb. Indeed the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14.). With wise resolve he finds in dejection a reason for nestling closer to God. For if a Pagan should say this to me, I cannot retort it upon him, saying, Where is yours? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? The word forgotten is an overstatement. Psalmist feels cut off from Gods presence in some way possibly in exile from Israel, possibly by illness. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series. the heights of Hermon from Mount Mizar. Why have You forgotten me? God means for these encounters with Him in corporate worship to preserve your faith now and in the way you remember them later. I thought on these things, and poured out my soul above myself Psalm 41:4. Why have You rejected me? The deer that rejects water. Doesnt believe in it, doesnt long for it, or doesnt know they long for it. 8. To see those who were thought to have some stability, giving way under temptations, so that the rest of the weak brethren despair when they see those who are strong succumbing; how great, my brethren, are the dangers! So, he asks Why? Its a legitimate question. How does he solve it? Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts. sheep dogs. In building the Lord's house. Esther 1 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Foolish. Psalm 42 - "The Yearning of the Exiled, Despairing Soul for Fellowship in God's Presence" Psalm 43 - "The Psalmist's Plea to Rescue Him from Exile and Take Him to Jerusalem to Worship" (Psalm 42 and Psalm 43 are one psalm in the Hebrew text, although the numbering system remains the same.) To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: sermonseeds-subscribe@associate.com. The more numerous my sufferings, the sweeter will be Your mercy. This I make my business here; I who am the hart thirsting and longing for the water-brooks, calling to mind the sweetness of that strain, by which I was led on through the tabernacle even to the house of God; while this corruptible body presses down the soul, Wisdom9:15 there is yet with me prayer unto the God of my life. During Ezra and Nehemiahs time (fifth century B.C. And assuredly he does but the more thirst for the water-brooks from making his tears his meat.And they daily say unto me, Where is your God? It is God who justifies. 2. It is the prerogative of faith to make pictures drawn by memory pale beside those painted by hope. Galatians6:2 5. For were it to rest in itself, it would not see anything else beyond itself; and in seeing itself, would not, for all that, see God. Perhaps there was one "man" of special mischief prominent among them, but it is not safe to treat that expression as anything but a collective. Let then our understanding be roused: and if the Psalm be sung to us, let us follow it with our understanding.Run to the brooks; long after the water-brooks. What abyss is this that calls, and to what other abyss? Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5). "As a deer longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for . Sharing the love of God with the English speaking community of Calpe, SELECTED PSALMS FOR SUMMER Light and Troth-i.e., Lovingkindness and Faithfulness in fulfilling promises-are like two angels, despatched from the presence-chamber of God, to guide with gentleness the exiles steps. sailing on the stormy sea. Dont take these times together lightly. The psalmist is far from the sanctuary, but distance does not hinder thought. So ends the first of the psalms; but obviously it is no real ending, for the victory over fear is not won, and longing has not become blessed. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Psalm 127. And this, which is soon in the sight of God, is late to our longing. I know this is a given but prayer prepares the preacher's heart for the studying of God's word (1 Peter 2:1-2) and it prepares the preacher's mind to receive clarity and insight into God's word (Psalm 119:18). He longed for God, whom he confidently expected to be able to praise in the future when the Lord would deliver him. For He who threatens does not let His judgments fall upon us, but keeps them suspended over us. What then is the abyss that calls, and to what other abyss does it call? Therefore follows: The Lord will commend His loving-kindness in the day-time; and in the night-time will He declare it Psalm 41:8. 2. Strip away allow God to strip away all the things that give us temporary satisfaction. When the Rumors are Not True - Psalm 26. That day of extrication will surely be followed by a night of music and of thankful prayer (for supplication is not the only element in prayer) to Him who by His deliverance has shown Himself to be the "God of" the rescued mans "life." Because Korah is equivalent to Calvaria.Therefore, the sons of the bridegroom, the sons of His Passion, the sons redeemed by His Blood, the sons of His Cross, who bear on their forehead that which His enemies erected on Calvary, are called the sons of Korah; to them is this Psalm sung as a Psalm for understanding. Here, when men keep festival simply for their own indulgence, it is their custom to place musical instruments, or to station a chorus of singers, before their houses, or any kind of music that serves and allures to wantonness. The name "Elohim" occurs 164 times in this section of the Psalms, and the name "Yahweh" ("LORD") appears only 30 times. The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. 118-29.]. The psalmist was thirsty for God. Once more, too, the higher self repeats its half-rebuke, half-encouragement. [Note: VanGemeren, p. (To help fight spam, this address might change occasionally.) Source. Nature reflects the poets moods, and overmastering emotion sees its own analogues everywhere. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Sorrow is shot with trust. Romans6:12-13 I admire the sight of the bodily members warring in the service of the soul that serves God.And wonderful though the tabernacle be, yet when I come to the house of God, I am even struck dumb with astonishment. For God's tabernacle on earth is the faithful; I admire in them the obedience of even their bodily members: that in them Sin does not reign so that they should obey its lusts; neither do they yield their members instruments of unrighteousness unto sin; but unto the living God in good works. In this penultimate volume of his series on preaching Christ from the Old Testament, Sidney Greidanus offers expert guidance for busy pastors on preaching Christ from Psalms. He calls past experiences to mind. He has fixed forever and made melodious a sigh. Thats why a singable psalter is good to keep around or a hymnbook with the whole array of emotions. send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue.' . AND XLIII. Without it we die. I will say unto God, You are my lifter up. PHILIP A. NORDELL, D. D., New London, Conn. Psalm 42 and 43 almost certainly originally a single Psalm. It is on my own account it is disquieted. Why have You rejected me? All Your overhangings and Your waves have come upon me. Naturally this transition strophe is marked by the mingling of both. The two psalms (Psalms 42:1-11, Psalms 43:1-5) are plainly one. THE VANITY OF SELF EFFORT. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co.. Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. Psalm 42:2. For men saw their torments outwardly; they did not inwardly behold their crowns! For no one runs to the remission of sins, except he who is dissatisfied with himself; no one runs to the remission of sins, but he who confesses himself a sinner; no one confesses himself a sinner, except by humbling himself before God. Deep calls on deep, then, is, man calls to man. Mount Mizar is one of the hills in that area. That is to say, because God is mercy and faithfulness, the return of the psalmist to the home of his heart is sure. And when these are heard, what do we passers by say? Feeling has to vindicate its rationality or to suppress itself, and its grounds have often only to be stated to the better self, to be found altogether disproportioned to the storm they have raised. What sacrifice of a troubled spirit I have within, hear. Thus is it wisdom is learned, and thus faith, when man calls to man. For I will confess unto Him. The kingdom of Israel was first united under David, and it is appropriate that David would write a psalm about living together in unity. Fourth, the psalmist preaches to his own soul. But they are happy in their very yearnings who are conscious of the true direction of these, and can say that it is God for whom they are athirst. The situation is described as in the preceding parts. The twofold emotions of Psalms 42:6 recur in Psalms 42:7-8, where we have first renewed despondency and then reaction into hope. The title then of it is, On the end: a Psalm for understanding for the sons of Korah. They retained the former office in the second Temple. Romans8:23 When that health (that salvation) is perfected in us, then shall we be living in the house of God for ever, and praising for ever Him to whom it was said, Blessed are they that dwell in Your house, they will be praising You world without end. 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God is close to us and cares for us as a shepherd cares for his sheep. What is meant by like the hart? I shall not want for nourishment, "He makes me to lie down in green pastures." 2. : 42:2-6) The . But yet, Why have You forgotten me? For I will go into the place of Your Tabernacle. revival. Again that voice! Just as if his soul was silently replying to him, Why do I disquiet you, but because I am not yet there, where that delight is, to which I was, as it were, rapt for a moment? Therefore the refrain comes for a third time; and this time the longing, trembling soul continues at the height to which the better self has lifted it, and silently acknowledges that it need not have been cast down. Charles Spurgeon calls the first part a hymn and the second a sermon. The facts on which faith feeds abide while faith fluctuates. Why sons of Korah? Those men so patient and courageous for the name of Christ, how often was it said to them, Where is your God? In this that I suffer are all Your waves; in the severer punishment that Thou threatenest, all Your overhangings have come unto me. This is understandable since the same refrain occurs in both of them (cf. He may not have asked the question with theological or linguistic precision, but if he proves in time that he didnt mean that God had forgotten him, we will let that be words for the wind. This man was cut off from worship of the living God. preaching the gospel. For that hart that made tears its bread day and night, borne along by longing to the water-brooks (that is, to the spiritual delights of God), pouring forth his soul above himself, that he may attain to what is above his own soul, walking towards the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God, and led on by the sweetness of that inward spiritual sound to feel contempt for all outward things, and be borne on to things spiritual, is but a mortal man still; is still groaning here, still bearing about the frailty of flesh, still in peril in the midst of the offenses Matthew18:7 of this world. When David came to the throne, one of his first thoughts was how he could show mercy to the household of his adversary Saul ( 2 Sam. You may see not my flesh merely, but even my bones. he says, In the voice of joy and praise; the sound of keeping holiday. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads. The repeated taunt of his enemies would hopefully move God to deliver him (cf. He ends with naming Him "the gladness of my joy." 3-7, NIV) Psalm 4: Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! It is likely that he wrote these four as well, even though they do not bear his name (cf. For we find in the hart an emblem of swiftness. AS THE DEER PANTS FOR STREAMS OF WATER. PROPOSITION: To study the story of the rich man and Lazarus and notice: 1) The characters, 2) The circumstances, 3) The cries of the rich man, 4) The conclusions of the story. 428.] The insufficiency of the circumstances described to warrant the vehement emotions expressed is implied in the summons. scenes of glory on a sea of gloom. Why go I mourning, while mine enemy troubles me, while he breaks my bones? In preparing an article on the above topic the writer is ex-plicitly informed that what is required is t"not an expository sermon," nor " an outline of an expository sermon, but di- Spiritual Depression - Psalm 42-43. It had been so far strengthened by the encouragement of the refrain that the reflux of sadness at once rouses it to action. Colossians1:24 Such longing indeed is not found in all who enter the Church: let all however who have tasted the sweetness of the Lord, and who own in Christ that for which they have a relish, think that they are not the only ones; but that there are such seeds scattered throughout the field of the Lord, this whole earth: and that there is a certain Christian unity, whose voice thus speaks, Like as the hart desires the water-brooks, so longs my soul after You, O God. The Hebrew would bear either meaning; but if the latter is adopted, all these psalms are anonymous. settled. What he is inwardly engaged on, what he is inwardly capable of, what he is inwardly doing or what purposing, what he is inwardly wishing to happen, or not to happen, who shall comprehend? My email address is feedback732 at newadvent.org. There is much in the psalms which favours the hypothesis that the author was a Korachite companion of Davids in his flight before Absalom; but the locality, described as that of the singer, does not entirely correspond to that of the kings retreat, and the description of the enemies is not easily capable of application in all points to his foes. (Psalm 42:2-4) Maclaren notes, "The whole psalm reads like the sob of a wounded heart." What was its cause? Second, in the midst of his discouragement, he affirms God's sovereign love for him. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Since no reason for the variation is discernible, and the proposed slight change of text improves construction and restores uniformity, it is probably to be adopted. Finally, the psalmist thirsts for God like a deer pants for the stream. So once more the wave of emotion rolls over the psalmist, but with a new aspect which makes all the difference. * By Rev. And He may give us them back if they no longer get in the way of allowing Him to meet our desires.) But inasmuch as You sit at liberty, I have thus spoken unto my soul. Let there be no sloth in your running; run with all your might: long for the fountain with all your might. I. A Psalm Of The Have-Nots (Audio) Download File. Individual rather than corporate. Has learnt to make do with occasional puddles. It is sometimes right to pray for the defeat of enemies. Unless you become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matt 18:3.) To what mortal's lot has it fallen? (1) There are a number of ancient manuscripts that have both of these psalms as just one continuous psalm. The certainty of return to the Temple overbears the pain of absence from it, and the vivid realisation of the gladness of worshipping again at the altar takes the place of the vivid remembrance of former festal approach thither. religion or Christ. The Wedding Psalm (Audio) Download File. Psalm 42 - Honest Prayer from a Discouraged Saint This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. My health (my salvation) cannot be from myself; this it is that I will say, that I will confess. Matthew24:12 When we see the strong members of the Church generally giving way to the causes of offense, does not Christ's body say, The enemy breaks my bones? Furthermore, it is said in a certain passage, Your judgments are a mighty abyss, Scripture meaning to suggest that the judgments of God are incomprehensible. The first time we see it in Bible history is in I Chronicles 16, when King David is bringing up the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Would you have me not disquiet you, panting as I am after what is good, thirsting and labouring as I am for it? In verses 5 and 11, he calls God "my salvation and my God.". Edited by Philip Schaff. When tribulation shall actually come, He will not leave you destitute of His help; He will show you that which He commended to you in the daytime is true. It is a very elementary but necessary lesson for the conduct of life that emotion of all sorts, sad or glad, religious or other, needs rigid scrutiny and firm control, sometimes stimulating and sometimes chilling. Lo, we have just now been gladdened by certain inward delights: with the mind's eye we have been able to behold, though but with a momentary glance, something not susceptible of change: why do you still disquiet me, why are you still cast down? This too proceeds from that longing, of which in another place comes that cry, One thing have I desired of the Lord; that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. He needed to continue to hope in God until then. This same voice in another passage said, I said in my trance (i.e., in my rapture, when he had seen some great thing or other), I said in my trance, I am cast out of the sight of Your eyes. And, as it seems to answer, Would you not have me disquiet you, placed as I am here in so great evils? The psalmist's longing for God 42:1-5 The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. Contact information. The imagery is so usual that it needs no assumption of having been occasioned by the poets locality. 5) Finally, at the Areopagus in Athens (Acts 17:22-34), Paul exposes the gathered worshipers as being ignorant of . the office of keepers of the door of the sanctuary had been hereditary in their family from the time of Moses. For it is the strong members that are the bones; and sometimes even those that are strong sink under their temptations. Hope in God. So thats a sermon for me, today. The refrain is repeated for a third time, and is followed by no relapse into sadness. His dwelling-place is above my soul; from thence He beholds me; from thence He created me; from thence He directs me and provides for me; from thence he appeals to me, and calls me, and directs me; leads me in the way, and to the end of my way.. .. 8. Thus the whole song is a picture of a soul climbing, not without backward slips, from the depths to the heights, or, in another aspect, of the transformation of longing into certainty of fruition, which is itself fruition after a kind. The Place of Refuge and Strength - Psalm 46. Psalm 42 STROPHE DIVISIONS OF MODERN TRANSLATIONS READING CYCLE THREE (see "Guide to Good Bible Reading") FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR'S INTENT AT PARAGRAPH LEVEL This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. When can I go and stand before him? This morning, I want to quickly offer us (be me, specifically) some hope when dealing with discouragement. But perhaps Scripture meant us to consider in the stag not this point only, but another also. 3. The difference between the devout and the worldly man is just that the one can only say, "My soul pants and thirsts," and the other can add "after Thee, O God." For how can it be that in the midst of these tempests of the world, you should pass through the whole of that sea, without suffering? This man was in exile and it depressed him. This is not inconsistent with righteousnessit is righteousness. 7. For he compared these things in which he found himself, to those toward which he had been raised; and saw himself cast out far from the sight of God's eyes, as he speaks even here, Why have You rejected me? I will go, he says, into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God! Verse 4: These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival.. Men may speak, may be seen by the operations of their members, may be heard speaking in conversation: but whose thought is penetrated, whose heart seen into? The Point Of Psalms 34 Were probably alert to the fragile desire for things. I thirst for God, the living God. The psalm falls into three parts, each closing with the same refrain. 16. Apart from air, water our most basic need. He was a captive in Babylonia and preached to the exiles about the fall of Jerusalem, and after having heard. A quick reading of this Psalm suggests there are two divisions: (1) vv. 9 ). Its not wrong to want relief and to pray for it. There is no necessity to conclude that these were heathens, though the taunt is usually put into heathen lips {Psalms 79:10; Psalms 52:2} but it would be quite as natural from co-religionists, flouting his fervour and personal grasp of God and taking his sorrows as tokens of Gods abandonment of him. They who trouble me cast me in the teeth, while they say daily unto me, Where is your God? But perhaps Scripture meant us to consider in the stag not this point only, but another also. It was in wonder and admiration he spoke this: Abyss calls unto abyss with the voice of Your water-spouts. "My soul is cast down; therefore let me remember Thee." Some ancient Hebrew manuscripts united Psalms 42, 43 as one. This is not simply engaging in nostalgia. When away from the stream makes it a priority to rediscover it.. Sermon Seeds is a weekly e-mail list featuring brief, expository outlines designed to help preachers and Bible teachers with their preparations. Let Him deliver you, if He can. Verses 1-11 II. Clearly the superscriptions rested upon some tradition or knowledge, else defective information would not have been acknowledged as it is in this one; but some name would have been coined to fill the gap. Esther 4 - For Such a Time as This. Injustice is done it, if it is regarded merely as the longing of a Levite for approach to the sanctuary. We have met with the sons of Korah in other titles of Psalms: and remember to have discussed and stated already the meaning of this name. All of the psalms in Book 2 have a title assigned to them except psalm 43, making it more likely that it . Unnamed foes taunt the psalmist with the question, "Where is thy God?" It is better therefore to translate "hind" than "hart." For what is there more profound than that abyss? The same construction is found in Book 1 in Psalms 25:1-22; Psalms 26:1-12; Psalms 27:1-14; Psalms 28:1-9; Psalms 35:1-28; Psalms 37:1-40 where it is obviously the designation of authorship, and it is naturally taken to have the same force in these Korachite psalms. Whither then shall I go from Your presence? And since it is said to you, Disregard this or that thing, if you prefer working iniquity to despising some temporal good, you choose to be bitten by a serpent, rather than destroy it. Scripture ref: Luke 16:19-23. Look at programs man has instituted to build the churches. Follow along with me as I read Psalm 42: To the choirmaster. How could it happen? About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . The writer remembered with great delight the times when he found spiritual refreshment at the sanctuary in Jerusalem, but he was not able to return there yet. Some scholars believe David wrote these psalms for the sons of Korah to perform. He has found something to point out to the eyes of the flesh; whereas I, on my part, not that I have not a God to show to him, cannot show him what he has no eyes to see. Verse 1 begins: "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting." This phrase one of the most famous in the whole Bible. What we do at church is a real transaction with the living God. He therefore glances back to himself, as if he were coming from that world; and says to himself, now placed in the midst of these sorrows, comparing these with the things, to see which he had entered in there, and after seeing which he had come forth from thence; Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why do you disquiet me? Each swing of the gymnast lifts him higher until he is on a level with a firm platform on which he can spring and stand secure. They are sons of the bridegroom, sons of Christ. (2) Psalm 43 has no title for it. Scripture: Psalms 42:1-2 Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational Summary: THIRSTING FOR GOD THIRSTING FOR GOD (NLT) Psalm 42: 1-2 - As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. Then follows a gleam of hope, like a rainbow spanning the waterfall. He began with yearning after the living God. Expository sermons allow the preacher, rather, to bridge the gap between an ancient culture and our own to make appropriate applications to those who hear him. Scripture: PSALM 42:1-11, PSALM 43:1-5 Inner-Turmoil David Cawston Psalm 42:1-11; Psalm 43:1-5 Introduction: I have a churning place, it's in my stomach just below my rib cage. If they find themselves thirsty they describe the desire as fairy story or suchlike. Of that house he speaks in another Psalm, after he had put a certain abstruse and difficult question to himself (viz., why is it that it generally goes well with the wicked on earth, and ill with the good? Asaph wrote Psalms 50, and Solomon composed Psalms 72. ), the temple singers were still called the sons of Asaph. In view of the long and continued service of these temple servants, we cannot be absolutely sure when these psalms were composed, but whether they were written in the time of David or as late as Ezra, they are still Davidic associates, and that seems to reinforce the Davidic nature of these collections." If you would also ask the meanings of the names, Jordan means their descent. What I am saying, that as the hart pants after the water-brooks, so longs my soul after You, O God, means this, My soul is thirsty for the living God. My God is the saving health of my countenance. Rich Man and Lazarus Sermon Outline. RELATING TO THE PSALM Verses 5 and 6 make clear that any strength the Psalmist will have does not reside in self, but in God. My God is the saving health of my countenance. Water the key theme in the Psalm. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. In the waves that deep calls; in the overhangings is the other deep which it calls to. Expository Sermons on Psalm 6. It is not however one individual, but it is One Body; but Christ's Body is the Church. Esther 2:1-18 - The Best Beauty Pageant Ever. And because he so remembers with humility, he shall earn his exaltation to fruition, for he is not exalted in himself, who glories in the Lord. For I should be in error were I to seek for my God without the place of His tabernacle. And we are told in answer, that it is some festival. The deer that knows its thirsty but has given up on trying to find a nice, cool stream thats always full of running water. It is not a question asked for enlightenments sake but is an exclamation of impatience, if not of rebuke. Everything We Need - Psalm 23. 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