[Note: VanGemeren, p. And why ask, who it is other than yourself, when it is in your power to be the thing which you are asking about? (Doesnt mean they are bad. Strip away allow God to strip away all the things that give us temporary satisfaction. It is not a question asked for enlightenments sake but is an exclamation of impatience, if not of rebuke. True Repentance - Psalm 51. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. 2 Wash away my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin. the office of keepers of the door of the sanctuary had been hereditary in their family from the time of Moses. To the contrary, it is uncomforted, miserable and unsatisfied. And He may give us them back if they no longer get in the way of allowing Him to meet our desires.) In Book 2, the titles identify David as the writer of 18 psalms (Psalms 51-65, 68-70). For whosoever of the body of Christ considers this, does he not exclaim, with the voice of Christ's Body, Why have You rejected me? Why go I mourning, while mine enemy troubles me, while he breaks my bones? You may see not my flesh merely, but even my bones. the heights of Hermon from Mount Mizar. My tears (he says) have been not bitterness, but my bread. This is not so yet, because the salvation which is promised, is not as yet in being; but it is in hope that I confess unto God, and say, My God is the saving health of my countenance. [Note: Bullock, p. The prayer of Psalms 43:1-2, blends the two elements, which were at war in the second part; and for the moment the darker is the more prominent. 10. My brother! It was a long way from Mount Zion where the ark dwelt in Davids day. HAVE MERCY ON ME, GOD. Again, verse 8: By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. This is not a song of jubilant hope. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. ), 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." When spiritually dry, we who are believers should remind ourselves that God is sufficient for all our needs. The imagery of floods lifting up their voices, and cataracts sounding as they fall, and breaking waves rolling over the half-drowned psalmist has been supposed to be suggested by the scenery in which he was; but the rushing noise of Jordan in its rocky bed seems scarcely enough to deserve being described as "flood calling to flood," and "breakers and rollers" is an exaggeration if applied to any commotion possible on such a stream. My soul is disquieted on account of myself.Therefore I remember You, O Lord, from the land of Jordan, and from the little hill of Hermon. 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.. What then is the abyss that calls, and to what other abyss does it call? It has been much disputed whether its proper signification is active (one who shows lovingkindness) or passive (one who receives it). About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . This remembrance will encourage us to continue to trust Him while we go through temporarily distressing periods. For I should be in error were I to seek for my God without the place of His tabernacle. Does man call on man as God is called upon? * By Rev. The true object of its longings is always God, however little it knows for what it is thirsting. MATTHEW HENRY Psalm 42 Commentary WILLIAM HESLOP Psalms 40-49 Sermon Seeds from the Psalms WILLIAM HOLWICK Psalm 42:1-11 When You Are Really Down (see OT > Psalms) HOMILETICS - Pulpit Commentary Multiple Homilies GEORGE HORNE Psalm 42 Commentary JAMIESON, F, B Psalm 42 Commentary KEIL AND DELITZSCH Psalm 42 Commentary A F KIRKPATRICK I will not fear . Notice that the Psalmist responds to his circumstances at one point by asking God, Why? Verse 9: I say to God, my rock: Why have you forgotten me? For it is the strong members that are the bones; and sometimes even those that are strong sink under their temptations. Some ancient Hebrew manuscripts united Psalms 42, 43 as one. Charles Spurgeon calls the first part a hymn and the second a sermon. Chained " whoooa is me I'm miserable " (5.) How do you do that pastor?, Listen, self: If God is for you, who can be against you? But yet, Why have You forgotten me? When shall I come and appear before God? What makes this so beautiful, and so crucial for us, is that hes not thirsting mainly for relief from his threatening circumstances. When can I go and stand before him? I. Sustaining Peace - John 14:27; 16:33 A. God's peace is distinct - 14:27 B. God's peace sustains in troubles and fear - 14:27 C. God's peace is only in Christ (Authoritative peace . Here goes. Water the key theme in the Psalm. The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. The Lord has commended His loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night-time will He declare it.There is with me prayer unto the God of my life. 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. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. It is God who justifies. My soul is thirsty for the living God Psalm 41:2. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Psalm 22 is an excellent choice for a sermon on Good Friday because, according to Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34, Jesus, "the man of sorrows" (Is 53:3), voiced the haunting opening words of this magnificent psalm, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" in his dying moment on the cross of Golgotha. u.s.). DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 1 It is not however one individual, but it is One Body; but Christ's Body is the Church. 15. It is ourselves, if we be but willing! On which account too this Psalm is ordinarily chanted on those occasions, that they may long for the Fountain of remission of sins, even as the hart for the water-brooks. Feel guilty about not desiring God more. Who is to condemn? 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. To recall past joys adds stings to present grief, but to remember God brings an anodyne for the smart. Psalms 42:3). The imagery is so usual that it needs no assumption of having been occasioned by the poets locality. Who shall separate you from the love of Christ? (Romans 8:3135 paraphrased), Fifth, the psalmist remembers. The preceding verses have given ample reason why she has been dejected, but now she is summoned to repeat them to a judicial ear. 18. sailing on the stormy sea. 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 conflict of opposite emotions is the characteristic of the second part of the psalm, while that of the first part is an all but unrelieved predominance of gloom, and that of the third an all but undisputed victory of sunshine. When Life Gets Slippery - Psalm 73. The deer that doesnt mind a sip or two of water if it happens to come their way or it isnt too inconvenient to look for it. It is a birthday that is being celebrated (say they), there is a marriage here; that those songs may not appear out of place, but the luxurious indulgence may be excused by the festive occasion. The higher self arrests this flow of self-pity and lamentation. I will go, he says, into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God! From the little hill, and from the land of Jordan. So, let me invite you to take your copy of Gods Word and turn to Psalm 42. Follow along with me as I read Psalm 42: To the choirmaster. Faithbook (Psalm 133) On October 28, 2003, a Harvard student by the name of Mark Zuckerberg was bored. This is a holiday of such a kind, as neither to be opened by any dawn, nor terminated by any evening. Deep calls on deep with the voice of Your water-spouts. Take all the parts of a sermon and put them together into a whole, and that whole is the central idea-the big idea-in the sermon. In his prayer, he would also ask God the reason for his continuing physical and emotional distress. The name "Elohim" occurs 164 times in this section of the Psalms, and the name "Yahweh" ("LORD") appears only 30 times. religion or Christ. Soul. Deep calls to deep with the voice of Your water-spouts. They who trouble me cast me in the teeth, while they say daily unto me, Where is your God? The secret of calm is to dwell in that inner chamber of the secret place of the Most High, which whoso inhabits "heareth not the loud winds when they call," and is neither dejected nor uplifted, neither disturbed by excessive joys nor torn by anxieties. Why hope? Esther 6 - Sleepless in Susa and Rain on the Parade. 63.]. When I have laughed at the stone, and he who pointed to it has been put to the blush, he raises his eyes from the stone, looks up to heaven, and perhaps says, pointing his finger to the Sun, Behold there my God! 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. Injustice is done it, if it is regarded merely as the longing of a Levite for approach to the sanctuary. The more numerous my sufferings, the sweeter will be Your mercy. It was in wonder and admiration he spoke this: Abyss calls unto abyss with the voice of Your water-spouts. It destroys serpents, and after the killing of serpents, it is inflamed with thirst yet more violent; having destroyed serpents, it runs to the water-brooks, with thirst more keen than before. In the mean while dwell in hope: for hope that is seen is not hope; but if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Devil "I've got his .read more Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2 The prophet Ezekiel lived in a time when the people of Judah did not experience peace. And what is it that the ant does? Mistaking the desire for religion and religious practices for a desire for God. He prays now; he had only remembered and complained and said that he would pray before. The superscription identifies the sons of Korah as the writers (or recipients) of this psalm. Emotion varies, but God is the same. : 42:2-6) The . When Fear Grips Your Life - Psalm 27. 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? 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. God-Centred As we have seen, the immediate cause was his separation from the temple of God. He may also have written those bearing the notation, "of the sons of Korah" (Psalms 42, 44-49). Who shall bring any charge against you as Gods elect? 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. Yet, with the strange but universal love of summoning up remembrance of departed joys, the psalmist finds a certain pleasure in the pain of recalling how he. But the curb has not been applied quite in vain, for throughout the succeeding verses there is a striking alternation of despondency and hope. Feel guilty about feeling cut-off. Psalms 43:2 looks back to Psalms 42:9, the former clause in each verse being practically equivalent, and the second in 43 (Psalms 43:2), being a quotation of the second in Psalms 42:9, with a variation in the form of the verb to suggest more vividly the picture of weary, slow, dragging gait, fit for a man clad in mourning garb. The repeated taunt of his enemies would hopefully move God to deliver him (cf. P. J. Tibayan. It is what church historian Martin Marty might call a "wintery" faith. Verses 12: As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. It is the only psalm, of the 150 psalms, so labeled. (To help fight spam, this address might change occasionally.) And may He grant our desire through the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. What abyss is this that calls, and to what other abyss? [Note: Merrill, "Psalms," p. In this stanza the writer focused on his enemies rather than on God. A Heart for the Lord - Psalm 84. A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. SUBJECT: Covetousness TITLE: The Rich Man and Lazarus Type: Expository. When disturbing things happen, when troubling words are said, when certain letters contain ugly words or extremely critical comments are read, the churning starts. Apr 24, 2020. This psalm is the fourth and last psalm in the Psalms of Ascent that is attributed to King David. Some scholars believe David wrote these psalms for the sons of Korah to perform. Therefore now he triumphs, and though he still is keenly conscious of his enemies, they appear but for a moment, and though he still feels that he is far from the sanctuary, his heart goes out in hopeful visions of the gladness of his return thither, and he already tastes the rapture of the joy that will then flood his heart. And when these are heard, what do we passers by say? Spiritual Depression - Psalm 42-43. Esther TOP. Mountain Hill Church, All rights reserved, Website Created by Digital Design Solutions, New Life in the Spirit (Part 1) Romans 8:1-17. No doubt the psalmist connected communion with God and presence in the Temple more closely together than they should do who have heard the great charter, "neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem"; but, however the two things were coupled in his mind, they were sufficiently separate to allow of approach by longing and prayer while distant in body, and the true object of yearning was not access to the Temple, but communion with the God of the Temple. Because then God gives us all good things, because He Himself is good, not because we are worthy of it; because He is merciful, not because we have in anything deserved it; it is from the land of Jordan, and from Hermon, that I remember you. Richard Sibbes, one of the great old Puritan preachers of Cambridge who died in 1635, wrote a whole book on Psalm 42:5. Servanthood What does it mean to be a servant of Christ. 1 Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. 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. "As a deer longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for . These were Levites, and (according to 1 Chronicles 9:19 seq.) The psalmist is far from the sanctuary, but distance does not hinder thought. running for God. Hes not thirsting mainly for escape. Hear what else there is in the hart. 3. Rather than drinking from God, he had to drink the water of his own tears. He doesnt feel jubilant hope. For I am suffering here, even as if You had forgotten me. Again that voice! Perhaps there was something in there for you too. For there is a depth, a profound, the bottom of which cannot be reached by sounding. 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." He doesn't feel jubilant hope. Scripture ref: Luke 16:19-23. 1 As the deer pants for streams of water. Youve learned deeply that its no relief to say that God does not rule the wind and the waves. All Your overhangings and Your waves have come upon me. WHATS THE PSALM ABOUT? 2. The psalmist encouraged himself rhetorically by reminding himself that he would again praise God. Asaph wrote Psalms 50, and Solomon composed Psalms 72. Whilst therefore it is summer, while it is well with you, while you are in tranquillity, hear the word of the Lord. The Point Of Psalms 34 A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. Has experienced the joy of long refreshing drinks in a cool mountain stream. 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. 1Corinthians10:12 Therefore since there is no soundness in me for myself, there is no hope either for me of myself. I know that the righteousness of God remains; whether my own will remain steadfast, I know not. The twofold emotions of Psalms 42:6 recur in Psalms 42:7-8, where we have first renewed despondency and then reaction into hope. {Nehemiah 11:19} The ascription of authorship to a group is remarkable, and has led to the suggestion that the superscription does not specify the authors, but the persons for whose use the psalms in question were composed. Dont compromise! let me put two sayings of Scripture side by side, 'My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God,'-'Father Abraham! In Book 1, all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writer. I shall not want for refreshment, "He leadeth me beside the still waters." 3. It begins with a cluster of seven psalms (reckoning Psalms 42:1-11; Psalms 43:1-5, as one) of which the superscription is most probably regarded as ascribing their authorship to "the sons of Korach." Expository Sermons The World's Greatest Undertaking - Deuteronomy 6:1-9 Parenting By The Book - Deuteronomy 6:1-9 The Faithful God - Deuteronomy 7:6-9 This Land Is Your Land - Deuteronomy 11:11-12 The Sacrifice Of Biblical Worship, Part 1 - Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Topical Sermons Back To Top Sermons From Joshua Expository Sermons Psalms 42 expresses the writers yearning for God. The "soul" is the seat of emotions and desires. The psalmist was thirsty for God. So, at the end of verse 7, he says, All Your breakers and Your waves have gone over me.. 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. But inasmuch as You sit at liberty, I have thus spoken unto my soul. AS THE DEER PANTS FOR STREAMS OF WATER. Psalm 27. putting God first. That is to say, because God is mercy and faithfulness, the return of the psalmist to the home of his heart is sure. There is another point to be observed in the hart. 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. While they say daily unto me, Where is your God? Dont take these times together lightly. Psalm 41:3. Hes confirming his faith in the midst of turmoil and discouragement by remembering how real God was in corporate worship. For just as worldly prosperity is signified by the day, adversity by the night, so again in another way worldly prosperity is expressed by the summer, adversity by the winter. The actual author, as one of a band of kinsmen who worked and sang together, would, not unnaturally, be content to sink his individuality and let his song go forth as that of the band. Edited by Philip Schaff. restoring the joy. Whither then shall I go from Your presence? AND XLIII. The separation, however, is old, since it is found in the LXX. The absence of a title for the second, the identity of tone throughout, the recurrence of several phrases, and especially of the refrain, put this beyond doubt. So bloated with other things hasnt got space for water., DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 3 Inevitably there are times we do feel cut-off from God. 334.]. Why go I mourning, while mine enemy troubles me, while he breaks my bones? If man then is an abyss, in what way does abyss call on abyss? [Note: For the meaning of Maskil, see my note on Psalms 32.] It is likely that he wrote these four as well, even though they do not bear his name (cf. He ends with naming Him "the gladness of my joy." Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Thats why a singable psalter is good to keep around or a hymnbook with the whole array of emotions. REKINDLE YOUR PASSION (PSALMS 42:1-2 ) INTRO: SKIT: SATAN GOT YOUR JOY AND PASSION (1.) I seek my God in every corporeal nature, terrestrial or celestial, and find Him not: I seek His Substance in my own soul, and I find it not, yet still I have thought on these things, and wishing to see the invisible things of my God, being understood by the things made, Romans1:20 I have poured forth my soul above myself, and there remains no longer any being for me to attain to, save my God. 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. 2. For example, Isaac Watts wrote these verses to be sung: Thats not a jubilant song. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: sermonseeds-subscribe@associate.com. scenes of glory on a sea of gloom. Expository Songs Psalm 42:1-2: Chandos Anthem No. This is not inconsistent with righteousnessit is righteousness. The word rendered "loveless" is compounded of the negative prefix and the word which is usually found with the meaning of "one whom God favours," or visits with lovingkindness. Devil; Wraps chains around the chained (3.) settled. See how great wonders I admire in the tabernacle! For now you are not without somewhat to say to yourself, in answer to those who say, Where is your God? 118-29.]. 16. It is sufficiently distinct in tone to explain its separation from the preceding, inasmuch as it is prayer throughout, and the note of joy is dominant, even while an undertone of sadness links it with the previous parts. My God is the saving health of my countenance. The Jordan Valley is quite wide north of this sea and the mountains of Hermon rise up to the east from it. inasmuch as he points with his finger to some stone, and says, Lo, there is my God! So thats a sermon for me, today. "Korah, Asaph, Heman, and Ethan are all associated with the service and music of the sanctuary in Davids reign. Why have You rejected me? For it is there, in the sanctuary of God, in the house of God, is the fountain of understanding. Perhaps from Baptism, where the remission of sins is given. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. The enemy is called a "loveless nation." With the alternation of mood already noticed as characteristic, the singer looks forward, even from the midst of overwhelming seas of trouble, to a future day when God will give His angel, Mercy or Lovingkindness, charge concerning him and draw him out of many waters. Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 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