I think an abyss may not unreasonably be understood of man, of whom it is said elsewhere, Man shall come to a deep heart, and God shall be exalted. Esther 1 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Foolish. 1. For you do not doubt of your God. Galatians6:2 5. I will say unto God, You are my lifter up; why have You forgotten me? 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- A similar bit of local colour is generally recognised in Psalms 42:7. Long thou for this light: for a certain fountain, a certain light, such as your bodily eyes know not; a light to see which the inward eye must be prepared; a fountain, to drink of which the inward thirst is to be kindled. For what is it thirsty? The serpents are your vices, destroy the serpents of iniquity; then will you long yet more for the Fountain of Truth. The Wedding Psalm (Audio) Download File. We have undertaken the exposition of a Psalm corresponding to your own longings, on which we propose to speak to you. The Place of Refuge and Strength - Psalm 46. The imagery is so usual that it needs no assumption of having been occasioned by the poets locality. 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. No, but calls on is equivalent to calls to him. A quick reading of this Psalm suggests there are two divisions: (1) vv. Hope and trust hold the field. Chained " whoooa is me I'm miserable " (5.) she must be up to something. Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads. ), saying, I thought to know this; it is too painful for me, until I go into the sanctuary of God, and understand of the last things. Faith may have a long struggle with fear, but it will have the last word, and that word will be "the help of my countenance and my God. 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 deer will die. EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE) . A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. It is sometimes right to pray for the defeat of enemies. sing unto the . inasmuch as he points with his finger to some stone, and says, Lo, there is my God! Preaching Christ from Psalms: Foundations for Expository Sermons in the Christian Year by SIdney Greidanus Publisher: Eerdmans , 2016 ISBN: 9780802873668 3 ratings Digital $26.99 Digital (Group) $26.99 Overview Unnamed foes taunt the psalmist with the question, "Where is thy God?" According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. You may see not my flesh merely, but even my bones. 8. RELATING TO THE PSALM 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? This morning, I want to quickly offer us (be me, specifically) some hope when dealing with discouragement. "Korah, Asaph, Heman, and Ethan are all associated with the service and music of the sanctuary in Davids reign. Objectives: That each would understand the events that occurred at the pool of Bethesda and learn the lessons of appropriate compassion and sinful apathy. Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Edited by Philip Schaff. 6. Let there be no sloth in your running; run with all your might: long for the fountain with all your might. There are at least three reasons why we can assume psalms 42 and 43 were originally joined together. 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. I thirst for God, the living God. Let there be no sloth in your running; run with all your might: long for the fountain with all your might. Each Monday brings a set of at least seven outlines to your e-mail box. 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? Each of us must walk in the light we have. Tries to ignore thirst. Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God. Oh, how crucial this is in the fight of faith. 1. The two psalms (Psalms 42:1-11, Psalms 43:1-5) are plainly one. Charles Spurgeon calls the first part a hymn and the second a sermon. He called his book The Souls Conflict with Itself, because in Psalm 42:5 thats exactly what you have; the soul arguing with itself, preaching to itself. 7. 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. Perhaps the singer had seen, during his exile on the eastern side of Jordan, some gentle creature, with open mouth and heaving flanks, eagerly seeking in dry wadies for a drop of water to cool her outstretched tongue; and the sight had struck on his heart as an image of himself longing for the presence of God in the sanctuary. 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. Psalm 42:2. A BIT OF BACKGROUND Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Soul. Therefore it is from the land of Jordan I have remembered you, and from the hill; observe, not of the great hill, that you may make of the little hill a great one: for whoever exalts himself shall be abased, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. So cried our Head also, as if speaking in our name. The situation is described as in the preceding parts. 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. 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? 9. the office of keepers of the door of the sanctuary had been hereditary in their family from the time of Moses. The shifting of the initial word of Psalms 42:6 to the end of Psalms 42:5, and the substitution of My for His, bring the three refrains into line, and avoid the harsh expression "help of His countenance." He does not show that He is your Helper, unless tribulation come, from whence you must be rescued by Him who promised it to you in the day-time. 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. Devil; Wraps chains around the chained (3.) For there is some great mystery in the matter that the name sons of Korah is given to Christians. When Life Gets Slippery - Psalm 73. 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. Verses 5 and 6 make clear that any strength the Psalmist will have does not reside in self, but in God. The last twelve deal with instruction. My health (my salvation) cannot be from myself; this it is that I will say, that I will confess. It's as if the writer is saying, "If you want to know how to thank God, let . (2) Psalm 43 has no title for it. Is it disquieted on account of God? Emotion varies, but God is the same. Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5). The psalmist paints his calamities as storming on him in dismal continuity, each "flood" seeming to summon its successor. Longings and tears, remembrances of festal hours passed in the sanctuary melt the singers soul, while taunting enemies hiss continual sarcasms at him as forsaken by his God. Romans8:24-25. How do you do that pastor?, Listen, self: If God is for you, who can be against you? (Doesnt mean they are bad. 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. Hermon means anathematizing. 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? 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. Anathematize yourself, by being displeased with yourself; for if you are pleased with yourself, God will be displeased with you. Original setting not known. 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 All of the psalms in Book 2 have a title assigned to them except psalm 43, making it more likely that it . In other words, all his crashing and tumultuous and oppressing and discouraging circumstances are the waves of God. Youve learned deeply that its no relief to say that God does not rule the wind and the waves. Esther 2:1-18 - The Best Beauty Pageant Ever. Understand that God may use suffering to refocus our deepest desires on Him. Does man call on man as God is called upon? The true counterpoise to its excess lies in directing it to God and in making Him the object of hope and patient waiting. He doesnt feel jubilant hope. {Psalms 42:11 and Psalms 43:5} But probably the text is faulty. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1888.) But the victory is not quite won, and therefore Psalms 43:1-5, follows. 2. Richard Sibbes, one of the great old Puritan preachers of Cambridge who died in 1635, wrote a whole book on Psalm 42:5. * By Rev. The "soul" is the seat of emotions and desires. 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? Finally, the psalmist thirsts for God like a deer pants for the stream. He designed us that way. As he walks in this tabernacle, and contemplates God's wonderful works for the redemption of the faithful, the sound of that festivity charms his ears, and bears the hart away to the water-brooks. Thus one might think of this book as "the book of Elohim.". 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. Devil" I've got it I've stolen his JOY" (4.) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. When spiritually dry, we who are believers should remind ourselves that God is sufficient for all our needs. Who shall separate you from the love of Christ? (Romans 8:3135 paraphrased), Fifth, the psalmist remembers. That I may behold (he says) the beauty of the Lord. The refrain is repeated for a third time, and is followed by no relapse into sadness. It suggests that the psalmists faith will bridge over the interval between himself and the sanctuary: I can send my thoughts to Thee from the distant frontier" (in loc.). 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. 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. 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. REKINDLE YOUR PASSION (PSALMS 42:1-2 ) INTRO: SKIT: SATAN GOT YOUR JOY AND PASSION (1.) The correspondence between mans needs and their true object is involved in that name "the living God"; for a heart can rest only in one all-sufficient Person, and must have a heart to throb against. Psalm 3: You are a shield around me, O Lord, my Glorious One, who lifts up my head. For there are already many things that I admire in the tabernacle. The heading above verse one tells us that Psalm 100 is a psalm for giving thanks. 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? 42-72 In Book 1, all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writer. 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. But the curb has not been applied quite in vain, for throughout the succeeding verses there is a striking alternation of despondency and hope. 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. 9 ). To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. 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. For example: (To help fight spam, this address might change occasionally.) 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. A second purpose is that you want to leave something lasting in the minds of the congregation when a sermon is over. 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? seeing that deep calls to deep, and after those sufferings severer ones are to be dreaded. [Note: Merrill, "Psalms," p. This remembrance will encourage us to continue to trust Him while we go through temporarily distressing periods. 334.]. Weve got to preach it to ourselves, and preach diligently and forcefully, or well give way to a downcast and disquieted spirit. Follow along with me as I read Psalm 42: To the choirmaster. For I should be in error were I to seek for my God without the place of His tabernacle. 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 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. HAVE MERCY ON ME, GOD. (Psalm 42:2-4) Maclaren notes, "The whole psalm reads like the sob of a wounded heart." What was its cause? Indeed the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14.). Whoever wrote it has given immortal form to the longings of the soul after God. 2. But no finite being can still them; and after all sweetnesses of human loves and helps of human strengths the souls thirst remains unslaked, and the Person who is enough must be the living God. And He may give us them back if they no longer get in the way of allowing Him to meet our desires.) It is ourselves, if we be but willing! Psalm 42 - Honest Prayer from a Discouraged Saint This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co.. Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. He then forwarded these photos to several university e-mail lists. So, he asks Why? Its a legitimate question. What is meant by like the hart? They rush upon him, multitudinous and close following; they pour down on him as with the thunder of descending cataracts; they overwhelm him like the breakers and rollers of an angry ocean. I shall not want for strength, "He restoreth my soul." C. Jesus also knew the responsibilities of the Shepherd to the sheep. And why ask, who it is other than yourself, when it is in your power to be the thing which you are asking about? When would my soul attain to that object of its search, which is above my soul, if my soul were not to pour itself out above itself? Hes not thirsting mainly for escape. Without it we die. For many of us other desires can get in the way of us really desiring God. Second, in the midst of his discouragement, he affirms God's sovereign love for him. In Book 2, the titles identify David as the writer of 18 psalms (Psalms 51-65, 68-70). So, at the end of verse 7, he says, All Your breakers and Your waves have gone over me.. This psalm is the fourth and last psalm in the Psalms of Ascent that is attributed to King David. The first ten verses deal with thanksgiving and praise for deliverance. 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? By the Unchangeable it was revived; it is by the changeable it is disquieted. DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 1 'The deer that rejects water.' Doesn't believe in it, doesn't long for it, or doesn't know they long for it. For I am alarmed by the Apostle's saying, Let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall. Grief which finds no fresh words is beginning to dry up. And the little hill of Hermon. Deep calls to deep with the voice of Your water-spouts. 6, HWV 251b, "As pants the Hart for cooling streams": As pants the hart for cooling streams, so longs my soul for thee O God (George Frideric Handel; lyrics based off of Tate and Brady) Psalm 42:1-2: When shall I come and appear before God? Again the psalmist encouraged himself with the rhetorical refrain (cf. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series. In this Psalm David, who is himself a shepherd, describes the LORD as his own personal shepherd. When shall I come and appear before God? Let then my insulting enemies now say, Where is your God? 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 . If you would also ask the meanings of the names, Jordan means their descent. That's what he's seeking - jubilant hope. 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! And on this account, seeing my soul is disquieted on account of myself, what else should I say unto it than those words: Why are you cast down, O my soul; and why do you disquiet me? I may perhaps finish the Psalm, aided as I am by your attention, whose fervour I perceive. Descend then, that you may be lifted up: be not lifted up, lest you be cast down. (NLT) Psalm 63: 1-5 - O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. She lays up in summer what will be useful to her in winter. Accept that we may need to make effort. 1Corinthians10:12 Therefore since there is no soundness in me for myself, there is no hope either for me of myself. Esther 5 - Mission Impossible. For when I was pouring out my soul above myself, in order to reach my God, why did I do so? When the Rumors are Not True - Psalm 26. 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. 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.. Acts 4:25). PSALM 42 But in the Hebrew Bible, God never gave anyone this blessing nor did God ever use the word when he was speaking. Last week's psalm was an unusually long one for the Psalm of Ascents, but this week we are back to a short psalm. How much was this cast in the teeth of the Martyrs! But more important than any of that is God Himself. Hope in God: for I will confess unto Him. 3. 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. There is with me prayer to the God of my life. It is likely that he wrote these four as well, even though they do not bear his name (cf. So, let me invite you to take your copy of Gods Word and turn to Psalm 42. Two-person skit: the chained, the Devil (2.) 2. The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. It is on my own account it is disquieted. [Note: VanGemeren, p. The psalmist encouraged himself rhetorically by reminding himself that he would again praise God. HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY DESIRE GOD? He Sings 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. Perhaps avarice whispers in your ear some dark counsel, hisses against the word of God, hisses against the commandment of God. 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. It may have been so, but the supposition is unnecessary. Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts Psalm 41:7. But perhaps Scripture meant us to consider in the stag not this point only, but another also. 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. running for God. Therefore we are warned to be like the ant. In building the Lord's house. A. A new regime, new management, a new . These were Levites, and (according to 1 Chronicles 9:19 seq.) He states the very words of that confession; he repeats the grounds on which he fortifies his hope. 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