Rather than drinking from God, he had to drink the water of his own tears. 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. Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts. Each of us must walk in the light we have. I will say unto God, You are my lifter up. Why have You rejected me? Expository Songs Psalm 42:1-2: Chandos Anthem No. So, one purpose of the big idea is that you organize the sermon around it. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Psalm 127. This morning, I want to quickly offer us (be me, specifically) some hope when dealing with discouragement. 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. The prophet Ezekiel lived in a time when the people of Judah did not experience peace. I, so long as I do not see, so long as my happiness is postponed, make my tears my bread day and night. So thats a sermon for me, today. Injustice is done it, if it is regarded merely as the longing of a Levite for approach to the sanctuary. The superscription identifies the sons of Korah as the writers (or recipients) of this psalm. It was not exactly literary fame which psalmists hungered for. Thus is it wisdom is learned, and thus faith, when man calls to man. 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? Mistaking the desire for religion and religious practices for a desire for God. My brother! Key idea here is longing for God when in a wilderness situation. 3. 1-10 and (2) vv. It is ourselves, if we be but willing! restoring the joy. 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. JESUS URGES US TO DESIRE ETERNAL LIFE silence is not always golden. I will say unto God, You are my lifter up; why have You forgotten me? This mans longing was intensified by his unwilling exile from the sanctuary, a special privation to a door keeper of the Temple. But yet, Why have You forgotten me? They are sons of the bridegroom, sons of Christ. Verse 5: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? The writer viewed his troubles like waves cascading down on him, as if he were standing under a waterfall. Not many of us can compose songs when were discouraged and weeping day and night. 6. u.s.). (Doesnt mean they are bad. St. Paul had a blinding revelation on the road to Damascus, an encounter with the risen Lord Jesus that turned his life completely topsy-turvy and started him on a perilous road that would take him all over .read more Scripture: Philippians 1:18-26, Psalm 42:2-5, Luke 14:1-11 Denomination: Catholic And then once more above this conflict of emotion soars the clear note of the refrain, summoning to self-command, calmness, and unfaltering hope. scenes of glory on a sea of gloom. God guides till we reach heaven - Psalm 73:24 C. God's guidance is by faith - Isaiah 42:16 3. Naturally this transition strophe is marked by the mingling of both. The heading above verse one tells us that Psalm 100 is a psalm for giving thanks. 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. Sermon Seeds is a weekly e-mail list featuring brief, expository outlines designed to help preachers and Bible teachers with their preparations. PSALM 51:1-2. Apart from air, water our most basic need. And whither shall I flee from Your Spirit? All my sufferings are Your waves; all Your denouncements of judgments are Your overhangings. Each Monday brings a set of at least seven outlines to your e-mail box. The house of God is still standing, the poet has been there recently, and hopes soon to return and render praise. Nevertheless he believed God would remain loyal to him. It consists of two stanzas, each of which ends with the same refrain. Thus one might think of this book as "the book of Elohim.". Esther 3:7-15 - The First PLO. I will not fear . let me put two sayings of Scripture side by side, 'My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God,'-'Father Abraham! Psalm 41:3. 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? Scripture ref: Luke 16:19-23. Feel guilty about not desiring God more. 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. It would be good if all of us were so composed and careful in the expression of our discouragements that we never said anything amiss. Hope in God: for I will confess unto Him. 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). Anathematize yourself, by being displeased with yourself; for if you are pleased with yourself, God will be displeased with you. The two psalms (Psalms 42:1-11, Psalms 43:1-5) are plainly one. 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.). Why then does Korah stand for Christ? But that just isnt the way we are. Soul. A quick reading of this Psalm suggests there are two divisions: (1) vv. Why go I mourning, while mine enemy troubles me, while he breaks my bones? The "soul" is feminine in Hebrew, and is here compared to the female deer, for "pants" is the feminine form of the verb, though its noun is masculine. Again the psalmist encouraged himself with the rhetorical refrain (cf. But perhaps Scripture meant us to consider in the stag not this point only, but another also. Methods devised to proclaim gospel. Numbers 26:10-11) were distinguished musicians (1 Chronicles 6:31-48). It is useless to speculate on its origin. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. 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. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. Mount Mizar is one of the hills in that area. Verses 1-11 II. And because he has the Lord for his shepherd, he does not lack anything he needs. 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. 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. If by abyss we understand a great depth, is not man's heart, do you not suppose, an abyss? "My soul is cast down; therefore let me remember Thee." Learnt to live with disappointment and disillusionment., DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 4 Faithbook (Psalm 133) On October 28, 2003, a Harvard student by the name of Mark Zuckerberg was bored. Perhaps there was something in there for you too. Start With Prayer. Neither abstractions nor dead things can still its cravings. For having but the first-fruits of the Spirit, we groan within ourselves; waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of the body. Weve got to preach it to ourselves, and preach diligently and forcefully, or well give way to a downcast and disquieted spirit. Psalm 42 essentially a lament, with Psalm 43 forming the Psalmist's prayer in response to the lament. For in tribulation every one must be profited by what he heard in the time of security. For there are already many things that I admire in the tabernacle. Important that we dont respond inappropriately. So, let me invite you to take your copy of Gods Word and turn to Psalm 42. But the curb has not been applied quite in vain, for throughout the succeeding verses there is a striking alternation of despondency and hope. Thus tremulous, timid, mobile, it is beautifully compared to a hind. the heights of Hermon from Mount Mizar. 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? 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. Sorrow is shot with trust. From the little hill, and from the land of Jordan. This mans faith was not so dependent on externals that it could not come close to God while distant from His temple. 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. Would you have me not disquiet you, panting as I am after what is good, thirsting and labouring as I am for it? In his sorrow he could still think of Him at intervals as the help of his countenance and call Him "my God." 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.". 1. Perhaps from Baptism, where the remission of sins is given. Perhaps avarice whispers in your ear some dark counsel, hisses against the word of God, hisses against the commandment of God. The psalmists lamentation because of his enemies 42:6-11. 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. 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. What abyss is this that calls, and to what other abyss? 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 the only psalm, of the 150 psalms, so labeled. 17. 2. For I am alarmed by the Apostle's saying, Let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall. Esther 1 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Foolish. And the little hill of Hermon. Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5). Some ancient Hebrew manuscripts united Psalms 42, 43 as one. (vv. 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. Its not wrong to want relief and to pray for it. Chained " whoooa is me I'm miserable " (5.) 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. Unless you become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matt 18:3.) sermons and saints. Who shall bring any charge against you as Gods elect? The insufficiency of the circumstances described to warrant the vehement emotions expressed is implied in the summons. So rather than prepare a sermon, I simply wrote a letter. For men saw their torments outwardly; they did not inwardly behold their crowns! And when these are heard, what do we passers by say? {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. What is going on here? Psalm 41:10. In other words, all his crashing and tumultuous and oppressing and discouraging circumstances are the waves of God. Water the key theme in the Psalm. But inasmuch as You sit at liberty, I have thus spoken unto my soul. How much was this cast in the teeth of the Martyrs! HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY DESIRE GOD? I will be preaching on Psalm 6 to the saints and friends of the Bethany Baptist Church in Bellflower, Southeast LA, California, this Sunday, April 26, 2020, Lord-willing. This remembrance will encourage us to continue to trust Him while we go through temporarily distressing periods. He needed to continue to hope in God until then. The psalmist's longing for God 42:1-5 The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. 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. For I will confess unto Him. Streaks of brightness flash through the gloom. inasmuch as he points with his finger to some stone, and says, Lo, there is my God! Esther 5 - Mission Impossible. When Life Gets Slippery - Psalm 73. We have undertaken the exposition of a Psalm corresponding to your own longings, on which we propose to speak to you. 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. How could it happen? Let then my insulting enemies now say, Where is your God? 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. Deep calls to deep with the voice of Your water-spouts. She lays up in summer what will be useful to her in winter. For example, Isaac Watts wrote these verses to be sung: Thats not a jubilant song. And what is it that the ant does? REKINDLE YOUR PASSION (PSALMS 42:1-2 ) INTRO: SKIT: SATAN GOT YOUR JOY AND PASSION (1.) He remembers past corporate worship experiences. This is not inconsistent with righteousnessit is righteousness. 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. 3-7, NIV) Psalm 4: Answer me when I call, O God of my 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. He longed for God, whom he confidently expected to be able to praise in the future when the Lord would deliver him. 1. Devil "I've got his .read more Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2 It was God whom he addressed, who remembered him from the land of Jordan and Hermon. Everything We Need - Psalm 23. This is understandable since the same refrain occurs in both of them (cf. It was a long way from Mount Zion where the ark dwelt in Davids day. And we are told in answer, that it is some festival. For in prosperity God commends to you His mercy, in case thou serve Him faithfully, for He frees you from tribulation; but it is in the night only that He declares His mercy to you, which He commended to you by day. The unity is vouched by the considerations already noticed, and by the incompleteness of Psalms 42:1-11 without such triumphant close and of Psalms 43:1-5 without such despondent beginning. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. Richard Sibbes, one of the great old Puritan preachers of Cambridge who died in 1635, wrote a whole book on Psalm 42:5. Can put forward good arguments for not believing in water or having any desire for it. Original setting not known. 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? 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. How do you do that pastor?, Listen, self: If God is for you, who can be against you?
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