For the Psalm itself begins with a certain pious longing; and he who sings so, says, Like as the hart desires the water-brooks, so longs my soul after You, O God Psalm 41:1. Who is it then that says this? Tweed. 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. The true counterpoise to its excess lies in directing it to God and in making Him the object of hope and patient waiting. Two-person skit: the chained, the Devil (2.) Rather than drinking from God, he had to drink the water of his own tears. From the little hill, and from the land of Jordan. 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. The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. Sermon Seeds is a weekly e-mail list featuring brief, expository outlines designed to help preachers and Bible teachers with their preparations. He longed for God, whom he confidently expected to be able to praise in the future when the Lord would deliver him. Rich Man and Lazarus Sermon Outline. Psalms 42:5). From whence did I remember you? But seeing, brethren, so long as we are at home in this body, we are absent from the Lord; 2Corinthians5:6 and the corruptible body presses down the soul, and the earthly tabernacle weighs down the mind that muses on many things; Wisdom9:15 even though we have some way or other dispersed the clouds, by walking as longing leads us on, and for a brief while have come within reach of that sound, so that by an effort we may catch something from that house of God, yet through the burden, so to speak, of our infirmity, we sink back to our usual level, and relapse to our ordinary state. Streaks of brightness flash through the gloom. Expository Sermons on Psalm 6. Therefore the psalm must be pre-exilic; and while there is no certainty attainable as to date, it may at least be said that the circumstances of the singer present more points of contact with those of the supposed Korachite follower of Davids fortunes on the uplands across Jordan than with those of any other of the imaginary persons to whom modern criticism has assigned the poem. + Funeral Homilies He prays now; he had only remembered and complained and said that he would pray before. Psalm 42:2. What is going on here? For I will confess unto Him. When spiritually dry, we who are believers should remind ourselves that God is sufficient for all our needs. Psalm 23 Funeral sermon: A Letter to the Deceased (Molin) I knew there would be many voices heard today, sharing stories and memories; laughter and tears with you who knew and loved Steve. Look at programs man has instituted to build the churches. sermons and saints. Finally, the psalmist thirsts for God like a deer pants for the stream. 13. Thus is it wisdom is learned, and thus faith, when man calls to man. Feel guilty about not desiring God more. I, so long as I do not see, so long as my happiness is postponed, make my tears my bread day and night. 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. 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. ), 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." It is my God that is the saving health of my countenance. How much was this cast in the teeth of the Martyrs! 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. And this, which is soon in the sight of God, is late to our longing. A Heart for the Lord - Psalm 84. The waves in what I already feel, the overhangings in that You denouncest. REKINDLE YOUR PASSION (PSALMS 42:1-2 ) INTRO: SKIT: SATAN GOT YOUR JOY AND PASSION (1.) They keep him from capsizing in the tumult of his emotions. God being what He is, no longing soul can ever remain unsatisfied. THE VANITY OF SELF EFFORT. SUBJECT: Covetousness TITLE: The Rich Man and Lazarus Type: Expository. In this stanza the writer focused on his enemies rather than on God. And whither shall I flee from Your Spirit? May the Lord increase our hunger and our thirst to see the face of God. 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. She lays up in summer what will be useful to her in winter. Feel guilty about feeling cut-off. I may perhaps finish the Psalm, aided as I am by your attention, whose fervour I perceive. Apart from air, water our most basic need. My brother! 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. He doesn't feel jubilant hope. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. 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! For He who threatens does not let His judgments fall upon us, but keeps them suspended over us. 9. The imagery is so usual that it needs no assumption of having been occasioned by the poets locality. It was a long way from Mount Zion where the ark dwelt in Davids day. When the Rumors are Not True - Psalm 26. The Jordan Valley is quite wide north of this sea and the mountains of Hermon rise up to the east from it. Understand that God may use suffering to refocus our deepest desires on Him. Verse 5: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? 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? 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. So, the psalmist affirms God's sovereign love for him in and through all the troubles. So thats a sermon for me, today. Psalm 42 essentially a lament, with Psalm 43 forming the Psalmist's prayer in response to the lament. sailing on the stormy sea. 4) Paul's sermon at the synagogue (Acts 13:16-41) involves an exposition of the prophecies of the Old Testament and a revealing of the hearts of his listeners: They are a people who may become scoffers and eventually unbelieving. Why go I mourning, while mine enemy troubles me, while he breaks my bones? How does the Psalmist know this? All unrest of longing, all fever of thirst, all outgoings of desire, are feelers put out blindly, and are only stilled when they clasp Him. 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. There is another point to be observed in the hart. Source. To the Lord I cry aloud and He answers me from His holy hill. 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. A BIT OF BACKGROUND It was God whom he addressed, who remembered him from the land of Jordan and Hermon. 1:1-. And just as there we found cause for rejoicing, so here there will not be wanting an occasion for sorrow. When away from the stream makes it a priority to rediscover it.. RELATING TO THE PSALM In this Psalm David, who is himself a shepherd, describes the LORD as his own personal shepherd. Esther 4 - For Such a Time as This. God-Centred As we have seen, the immediate cause was his separation from the temple of God. Asaph wrote Psalms 50, and Solomon composed Psalms 72. Sorrow is shot with trust. The stage of mechanical repetition of complaints is not far from that of cessation of them. HAVE MERCY ON ME, GOD. 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? We have undertaken the exposition of a Psalm corresponding to your own longings, on which we propose to speak to you. 15. Why then does Korah stand for Christ? In the waves that deep calls; in the overhangings is the other deep which it calls to. For we find in the hart an emblem of swiftness. So bloated with other things hasnt got space for water., DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 3 Nature reflects the poets moods, and overmastering emotion sees its own analogues everywhere. I have now had the perception of something that is unchangeable; why do you disquiet me still? What is meant by like the hart? the heights of Hermon from Mount Mizar. Yet we must even now take notice of this title in such a way, that what we have said already should be no prejudice against our saying it again: for all were not present in every place where we said it. 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. 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! Would you have me not disquiet you, panting as I am after what is good, thirsting and labouring as I am for it? The repeated taunt of his enemies would hopefully move God to deliver him (cf. There he understood of the last things; and solved the question concerning the prosperity of the unrighteous, and the sufferings of the righteous. I will not fear . All of the psalms in Book 2 have a title assigned to them except psalm 43, making it more likely that it . 3. So the higher mood conquers at last, and breaks into a burst of joyous petition, which passes swiftly into realisation of the future joys whose coming shines thus far off. running for God. Devil" I've got it I've stolen his JOY" (4.) But the curb has not been applied quite in vain, for throughout the succeeding verses there is a striking alternation of despondency and hope. For he said not, My tears became my drink, lest he should seem to have longed for them, as for the water-brooks: but, still retaining that thirst wherewith I burn, and by which I am hurried away towards the water-brooks, My tears became my meat, while I am not yet there. 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? 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. 428.] she must be up to something. But yet, Why have You forgotten me? Galatians6:2 5. And why ask, who it is other than yourself, when it is in your power to be the thing which you are asking about? Anathematize yourself, by being displeased with yourself; for if you are pleased with yourself, God will be displeased with you. And its shaped by thinking and feeling with God in the Psalms. Psalmist feels cut off from Gods presence in some way possibly in exile from Israel, possibly by illness. He needed to continue to hope in God until then. let me put two sayings of Scripture side by side, 'My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God,'-'Father Abraham! He hacked into the Harvard server, downloaded private dormitory ID photos, and posted them on his blog. Why have You rejected me? In the former part, memory was the handmaid of sorrow, and came involuntarily, and increased the singers pain; but in this part he makes an effort of will to remember, and in remembrance finds an antidote to sorrow. If they find themselves thirsty they describe the desire as fairy story or suchlike. Why, when already longing for those things, have I been cast down to these, by the weight and burden of my iniquity? 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." 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. The separation, however, is old, since it is found in the LXX. Therefore we are warned to be like the ant. 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? And it was in the sanctuary of God that he understood this, and understood of the last things.For he tells us of his progress, and of his guidance there; as if we had been saying, You are admiring the tabernacle here on earth; how came you to the sanctuary of the house of God? Whilst therefore it is summer, while it is well with you, while you are in tranquillity, hear the word of the Lord. 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? So cried our Head also, as if speaking in our name. 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.) A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. The psalmist's longing for God 42:1-5 The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. It is not a question asked for enlightenments sake but is an exclamation of impatience, if not of rebuke. For I will go into the place of Your wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God. (NLT) Psalm 63: 1-5 - O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. But isnt it amazing that hes singing his prayer! Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament (Heb. That which does must be living. Can put forward good arguments for not believing in water or having any desire for it. 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. When Fear Grips Your Life - Psalm 27. We must learn to preach the truth to ourselves. he says, In the voice of joy and praise; the sound of keeping holiday. Not mere bodily presence there, but that joyful outpouring of triumph and gladness, is the object of the psalmists longing. I thought on these things, and poured out my soul above myself Psalm 41:4. He never loses this grip on the great truths about God. 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." The psalmists lamentation because of his enemies 42:6-11. 2. Are they not a kind of harts that the Apostle addresses, saying, Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the Law of Christ? 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. Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5). God is close to us and cares for us as a shepherd cares for his sheep. I, who tremble all over, when my soul was disquieted on account of myself, feared greatly on account of Your judgments.Are those judgments slight ones? For we find in the hart an emblem of swiftness. 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. In his prayer, he would also ask God the reason for his continuing physical and emotional distress. Soul. 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. 3. {Psalms 42:11 and Psalms 43:5} But probably the text is faulty. My email address is feedback732 at newadvent.org. 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. 11-22. Chained " whoooa is me I'm miserable " (5.) As water from a brook sustains a deer physically, so God Himself sustains people spiritually (cf. And the little hill of Hermon. 1-10 and (2) vv. Objectives: That each would understand the events that occurred at the pool of Bethesda and learn the lessons of appropriate compassion and sinful apathy. DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 1 So, one purpose of the big idea is that you organize the sermon around it. The situation is described as in the preceding parts. In tribulation no man has leisure to hear: attend, when it is well with you; hear, when it is well with you; learn, when you are in tranquillity, the discipline of wisdom, and store up the word of God as you do food. 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.. Can think of it as a combination of our body, mind and emotions. It is useless to speculate on its origin. For you do not doubt of your God. So, let me invite you to take your copy of Gods Word and turn to Psalm 42. Both psalms are individual laments. Oh, how much could be said here about the importance of corporate worship in our lives. He could not obtain the refreshment he needed yet, but he looked forward to finding it soon. The writer viewed his troubles like waves cascading down on him, as if he were standing under a waterfall. The psalm falls into three parts, each closing with the same refrain. Youve learned deeply that its no relief to say that God does not rule the wind and the waves. And because he has the Lord for his shepherd, he does not lack anything he needs. A new regime, new management, a new . 9 ). Follow along with me as I read Psalm 42: To the choirmaster. JESUS URGES US TO DESIRE ETERNAL LIFE While they say daily unto me, Where is your God? The psalmist was thirsty for God. In the daytime the Lord would pour out His love to the psalmist, and in the night he would respond by praising God. 10. Justly, because the understanding spoken of is an abyss. The higher self arrests this flow of self-pity and lamentation. This mans faith was not so dependent on externals that it could not come close to God while distant from His temple. Esther 5 - Mission Impossible. The psalmist is far from the sanctuary, but distance does not hinder thought. Psalms 42:5 has the refrain in a form slightly different from that of the other two instances of its occurrence. Nevertheless he believed God would remain loyal to him. 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. I hope it speaks for you in this time of remembering. Verses 12: As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. Hebrew word doesnt mean spirit but a persons life; who and what we really are. These loveless people are not further defined, and may either have been Israelites or aliens. Contact information. 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. In reference to the description of the psalmists locality, Cheyne beautifully says, "The preposition from is chosen (rather than in) with a subtle purpose. Psalm 41:3. 1 Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. A second purpose is that you want to leave something lasting in the minds of the congregation when a sermon is over. When Life Gets Slippery - Psalm 73. The preceding verses have given ample reason why she has been dejected, but now she is summoned to repeat them to a judicial ear. Now Korah may have been, as indeed he was, a certain definite person; and have had sons, who might be called the sons of Korah; let us however search for the secret of which this is the sacrament, that this name may bring to light the mystery with which it is pregnant. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 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. It is the prerogative of faith to make pictures drawn by memory pale beside those painted by hope. WHATS THE PSALM ABOUT? How could it happen? For to account for his fears, in the midst of those things, which he now knows, having come after a sort to the understanding of them, he has been looking behind him again in anxiety, lest the enemy be stealing upon him: he cannot yet say, I am made whole every whit. I am thirsty in my pilgrimage, in my running; I shall be filled on my arrival. Why hope? Deliver me, O my God! Who shall separate you from the love of Christ? (Romans 8:3135 paraphrased), Fifth, the psalmist remembers. It is sometimes right to pray for the defeat of enemies. For in order to making supplication unto God, I have not to buy anything from places beyond the sea; or in order that He may hear me, have I to sail to bring from a distance frankincense and perfumes, or have I to bring calf or ram from the flock. Psalm 41:10. Apr 24, 2020. You see, hoping in God doesnt come naturally for sinners like us. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. It is on my own account it is disquieted. This psalm is the fourth and last psalm in the Psalms of Ascent that is attributed to King David. My soul is thirsty for the living God Psalm 41:2. 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. During Ezra and Nehemiahs time (fifth century B.C. And when these are heard, what do we passers by say? He ends with naming Him "the gladness of my joy." So, at the end of verse 7, he says, All Your breakers and Your waves have gone over me.. The twofold emotions of Psalms 42:6 recur in Psalms 42:7-8, where we have first renewed despondency and then reaction into hope. Individual rather than corporate. The feminine soul has to give account of her moods to calmer judgment, and to be lifted and steadied by the strong spirit. And may He grant our desire through the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. When we think and feel with God in the Psalms, this is the main result: we come to love God, and we want to see God and be with God and be satisfied in admiring and exulting in God. 18. sheep dogs. The second part of the psalm takes up the question of the refrain, and first reiterates with bitter emphasis that the soul is bowed down, and then pours out once more the stream of reasons for dejection. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The form of the verbs "remember" and "pour out" in Psalms 42:4 indicates set purpose. And what is it that the ant does? Why have You rejected me? For an abyss is a depth that cannot be reached or comprehended; and it is principally applied to a great body of water. The first ten verses deal with thanksgiving and praise for deliverance. Devil; Wraps chains around the chained (3.) Psalms 42:3)." 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. Servanthood What does it mean to be a servant of Christ. The two psalms (Psalms 42:1-11, Psalms 43:1-5) are plainly one. A. The Place of Refuge and Strength - Psalm 46. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Fourth, the psalmist preaches to his own soul. Then follows a gleam of hope, like a rainbow spanning the waterfall. This morning, I want us to take just a few minutes to consider Psalm 42. 118-29.]. 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. Because He loves us. He is the health of my countenance, and my God. My soul is disquieted on account of myself Psalm 41:6. The psalmist was far from Jerusalem and the central sanctuary. The psalmist encouraged himself rhetorically by reminding himself that he would again praise God. The sons of Korah (cf. And it is principally in the temptations of the Church they say this, Where is your God? 14. Whoever begins as he did will finish where he climbed. 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. Weve got to preach it to ourselves, and preach diligently and forcefully, or well give way to a downcast and disquieted spirit. 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. He just said in verse 8, By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me.. But in the Hebrew Bible, God never gave anyone this blessing nor did God ever use the word when he was speaking. PHILIP A. NORDELL, D. D., New London, Conn. 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. Download File. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: sermonseeds-subscribe@associate.com. And He may give us them back if they no longer get in the way of allowing Him to meet our desires.) It's as if the writer is saying, "If you want to know how to thank God, let . 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