A. Start With Prayer. Mistaking the desire for religion and religious practices for a desire for God. God means for these encounters with Him in corporate worship to preserve your faith now and in the way you remember them later. Deep calls to deep with the voice of Your water-spouts, in that Thou threatenest, You say, that there is another condemnation in store even after those sufferings. Others believe the sons of Korah composed them. 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. 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. Asaph wrote Psalms 50, and Solomon composed Psalms 72. My soul is thirsty for the living God Psalm 41:2. Many ingenious attempts have been made to explain the name either as symbolical or as a common noun, and not a proper name, but these need not be dealt with here. Psalms 42-72 (Reformed Expository Commentary) Hardcover - November 11, 2019 by Richard D. Phillips (Author) 11 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover $33.98 4 New from $23.88 In the inspired poems of the Psalms, we find the full range of human emotions laid bare before the heart of God and in settings familiar to our experience. I hope it speaks for you in this time of remembering. A. 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- For men saw their torments outwardly; they did not inwardly behold their crowns! The Point Of Psalms 34 It is sometimes right to pray for the defeat of enemies. Mount Mizar is one of the hills in that area. For now you are not without somewhat to say to yourself, in answer to those who say, Where is your God? He has fixed forever and made melodious a sigh. The imagery is so usual that it needs no assumption of having been occasioned by the poets locality. 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. He compared the noise of the waves to his troubles, that he personified as calling to one another to come and overwhelm him. He just said in verse 8, By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me.. A new regime, new management, a new . Galatians6:2 5. JESUS URGES US TO DESIRE ETERNAL LIFE But more important than any of that is God Himself. running for God. The higher self arrests this flow of self-pity and lamentation. When Fear Grips Your Life - Psalm 27. How does the Psalmist know this? Streaks of brightness flash through the gloom. [Note: For the meaning of Maskil, see my note on Psalms 32.] restoring the joy. For it is there is the house of my God. From whence did I remember you? But it is a song of faith. If even it has been the lot of any, that very calm is more to be dreaded. Water the key theme in the Psalm. If it is, the second part of the psalm is also conformed to the other two in regard to its not beginning with the Divine name. she must be up to something. (Doesnt mean they are bad. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. 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. Not many of us can compose songs when were discouraged and weeping day and night. Its not wrong to want relief and to pray for it. This man was in exile and it depressed him. What abyss is this that calls, and to what other abyss? Emotion varies, but God is the same. Psalms 42:3). Individual rather than corporate. They are the ballast in his little boat of faith. All my sufferings are Your waves; all Your denouncements of judgments are Your overhangings. Hope in God. Apart from air, water our most basic need. 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. When spiritually dry, we who are believers should remind ourselves that God is sufficient for all our needs. P. J. Tibayan. Oh, how many of you have learned this more deeply than me because of the waves that have broken over your lives. He was a captive in Babylonia and preached to the exiles about the fall of Jerusalem, and after having heard. Psalm 42 and 43 almost certainly originally a single Psalm. I shall not want for refreshment, "He leadeth me beside the still waters." 3. That is the worlds way with the calamities of a devout man, whose humble cry, "My God," it resents as presumption or hypocrisy. The repeated taunt of his enemies would hopefully move God to deliver him (cf. 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. Second, in the midst of his discouragement, he affirms God's sovereign love for him. Esther 6 - Sleepless in Susa and Rain on the Parade. 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." 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. Perhaps avarice whispers in your ear some dark counsel, hisses against the word of God, hisses against the commandment of God. The region intended seems to be "the northeastern corner of Palestine, near the lower slopes of Hermons" (Cheyne. BOOK 2: CHS. He hacked into the Harvard server, downloaded private dormitory ID photos, and posted them on his blog. "My soul is cast down; therefore let me remember Thee." I know that the righteousness of God remains; whether my own will remain steadfast, I know not. Strip away allow God to strip away all the things that give us temporary satisfaction. The heading above verse one tells us that Psalm 100 is a psalm for giving thanks. This is not simply engaging in nostalgia. (vv. Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts Psalm 41:7. EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE) . This is understandable since the same refrain occurs in both of them (cf. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Apr 24, 2020. To the contrary, it is uncomforted, miserable and unsatisfied. The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. What will you confess? Thus one might think of this book as "the book of Elohim.". It is the only psalm, of the 150 psalms, so labeled. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. 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. 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.". Beginning with a general introduction on how pastors can interpret and preach from the biblical psalms and why they should Greidanus proceeds by discussing twenty-two psalms in the Revised Common Lectionary, Year . (To help fight spam, this address might change occasionally.) For we find in the hart an emblem of swiftness. ), 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." 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? In Book 2, the titles identify David as the writer of 18 psalms (Psalms 51-65, 68-70). And just as there we found cause for rejoicing, so here there will not be wanting an occasion for sorrow. 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. So bloated with other things hasnt got space for water., DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 3 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? What then is the abyss that calls, and to what other abyss does it call? Unless you become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matt 18:3.) Dont take these times together lightly. Perhaps because expository sermons take much diligence and study, many preachers look for an easier way. Psalms 43, 66, 67, , 71 are anonymous. 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. So, the psalmist affirms God's sovereign love for him in and through all the troubles. Psalms 42:5 has the refrain in a form slightly different from that of the other two instances of its occurrence. Verses 1-11 II. Then follows a gleam of hope, like a rainbow spanning the waterfall. Esther 4 - For Such a Time as This. The waves in what I already feel, the overhangings in that You denouncest. No, but calls on is equivalent to calls to him. Acts 4:25). Translated by J.E. They are sons of the bridegroom, sons of Christ. And what is it that the ant does? The deer will die. 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. If man then is an abyss, in what way does abyss call on abyss? Hear what else there is in the hart. The twofold emotions of Psalms 42:6 recur in Psalms 42:7-8, where we have first renewed despondency and then reaction into hope. DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 2 He ends with naming Him "the gladness of my joy." This morning, I want us to take just a few minutes to consider Psalm 42. It is ourselves, if we be but willing! Tries to ignore thirst. Again that voice! Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99 1. Psalm 27. putting God first. For you do not doubt of your God. 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. He remembers past corporate worship experiences. Both psalms are individual laments. From that everlasting perpetual festivity, a certain sweet and melodious strain strikes on the ears of the heart, provided only the world do not drown the sounds. He affirms God's sovereign love. The Jordan Valley is quite wide north of this sea and the mountains of Hermon rise up to the east from it. Assuredly it is from your seeing me labouring, that you labour with me: for I am labouring not for myself, but for you. 63.]. God Our Refuge And Strength (Audio) Download File. Look at programs man has instituted to build the churches. When shall I come and appear before God? 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. 3. Esther 3:7-15 - The First PLO. 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? I shall not want for strength, "He restoreth my soul." C. Jesus also knew the responsibilities of the Shepherd to the sheep. When Life Gets Slippery - Psalm 73. And we are told in answer, that it is some festival. Esther 2:1-18 - The Best Beauty Pageant Ever. : 42:2-6) The . In the house of God there is a never-ending festival: for there it is not an occasion celebrated once, and then to pass away. 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? PSALM 42 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! Psalmist feels cut off from Gods presence in some way possibly in exile from Israel, possibly by illness. 16. Follow along with me as I read Psalm 42: To the choirmaster. For I will go into the place of Your Tabernacle. ), 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. "Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other" ( Psalm 85:10 ). 2. The true counterpoise to its excess lies in directing it to God and in making Him the object of hope and patient waiting. God being what He is, no longing soul can ever remain unsatisfied. And, as it seems to answer, Would you not have me disquiet you, placed as I am here in so great evils? 1:1-. To recall past joys adds stings to present grief, but to remember God brings an anodyne for the smart. "Korah, Asaph, Heman, and Ethan are all associated with the service and music of the sanctuary in Davids reign. 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. Evidently he was near the Hermon range of mountains that stood north of the Sea of Chinnereth (Galilee). I am thirsty in my pilgrimage, in my running; I shall be filled on my arrival. 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? A quick reading of this Psalm suggests there are two divisions: (1) vv. 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. 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. The preceding verses have given ample reason why she has been dejected, but now she is summoned to repeat them to a judicial ear. More deceptive is when weve tried to get our deepest desires met by things that are of themselves good: for example, relationships, careers, serving others. 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 deer that rejects water. Doesnt believe in it, doesnt long for it, or doesnt know they long for it. The type of deer that knows and recognises what thirst is. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. Again the psalmist encouraged himself with the rhetorical refrain (cf. Without it we die. "Gods continual love is a comfort for the soul continually beset by questions and mourning (cf. The feminine soul has to give account of her moods to calmer judgment, and to be lifted and steadied by the strong spirit. Indeed the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14.). Even he, my tempter, the devil; while offenses are everywhere on the increase, because of the abundance of which the love of many is waxing cold. The superscription identifies the sons of Korah as the writers (or recipients) of this psalm. Some of them were among the faithful adherents of David at Ziklag, {1 Chronicles 12:6} and in the new model of worship inaugurated by him the Korachites were doorkeepers and musicians. 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.). 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. Let Him deliver you, if He can. For what is it thirsty? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God. Oh, how crucial this is in the fight of faith. You may see not my flesh merely, but even my bones. 428.] For I am suffering here, even as if You had forgotten me. 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. Where, I pray, is your God? Nevertheless, it appears to me, my brethren, that such a longing is not fully satisfied even in the faithful in Baptism: but that haply, if they know where they are sojourning, and whither they have to remove from hence, their longing is kindled in even greater intensity. It is what church historian Martin Marty might call a "wintery" faith. The Lord has commended His loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night will He declare it. Expository Songs Psalm 42:1-2: Chandos Anthem No. So, he asks Why? Its a legitimate question. he says, In the voice of joy and praise; the sound of keeping holiday. 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. 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. 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! the office of keepers of the door of the sanctuary had been hereditary in their family from the time of Moses. When the Rumors are Not True - Psalm 26. The stimulus serves for a moment; but once more courage fails, and once more, at yet greater length and with yet sadder tones, plaints and longings are wailed forth. Some ancient Hebrew manuscripts united Psalms 42, 43 as one. He then forwarded these photos to several university e-mail lists. That lovely metaphor has touched the common heart as few have done, and the solitary singers plaint has fitted all devout lips. 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? The psalmist is far from the sanctuary, but distance does not hinder thought. the heights of Hermon from Mount Mizar. When can I go and stand before him? Devil; Wraps chains around the chained (3.) (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1888.) let me put two sayings of Scripture side by side, 'My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God,'-'Father Abraham! (Psalm 42:2-4) Maclaren notes, "The whole psalm reads like the sob of a wounded heart." What was its cause? But the victory is not quite won, and therefore Psalms 43:1-5, follows. sing unto the . send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue.' . 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. 9 ). I will say unto God, You are my lifter up. 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 Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. 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. Once more the contending currents meet in Psalms 42:9 and Psalms 42:10, in the former of which confidence and hope utter themselves in the resolve to appeal to God and in the name given to Him as "my Rock"; while another surge of despondency breaks, in the question in which the soul interrogates God, as the better self had interrogated her, and contrasts almost reproachfully Gods apparent forgetfulness, manifested by His delay in deliverance with her remembrance of Him. Who shall bring any charge against you as Gods elect? If you would also ask the meanings of the names, Jordan means their descent. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. And the little hill of Hermon. 2. Sorrow is shot with trust. So, at the end of verse 7, he says, All Your breakers and Your waves have gone over me.. Were probably alert to the fragile desire for things. 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? 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. u.s.). It is on my own account it is disquieted. Hope thou in God; for I will yet confess unto Him Psalm 41:11. 6. 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. 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. Thats why a singable psalter is good to keep around or a hymnbook with the whole array of emotions. 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. It is not however one individual, but it is One Body; but Christ's Body is the Church. . 8. 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 report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. Update: Here is my sermon on Psalm 6 (video and manuscript) {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. For many of us other desires can get in the way of us really desiring God. It is reported of stagsthat when they either wander in the herds, or when they are swimming to reach some other parts of the earth, that they support the burdens of their heads on each other, in such a manner as that one takes the lead, and others follow, resting their heads upon him, as again others who follow do upon them, and others in succession to the very end of the herd; but the one who took the lead in bearing the burden of their heads, when tired, returns to the rear, and rests himself after his fatigue by supporting his head just as did the others; by thus supporting what is burdensome, each in turn, they both accomplish their journey, and do not abandon each other. 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. 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