Verse 5: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Tweed. We must learn to preach the truth to ourselves. But they are happy in their very yearnings who are conscious of the true direction of these, and can say that it is God for whom they are athirst. 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. 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 . send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue.' . running for God. Each Monday brings a set of at least seven outlines to your e-mail box. He then forwarded these photos to several university e-mail lists. The serpents are your vices, destroy the serpents of iniquity; then will you long yet more for the Fountain of Truth. For I am suffering here, even as if You had forgotten me. Injustice is done it, if it is regarded merely as the longing of a Levite for approach to the sanctuary. HAVE MERCY ON ME, GOD. 1. From the little hill, and from the land of Jordan. 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. You may see not my flesh merely, but even my bones. There are at least three reasons why we can assume psalms 42 and 43 were originally joined together. Who shall bring any charge against you as Gods elect? Psalm 41:3. 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. In verses 5 and 11, he calls God my salvation [or Savior] and my God. And even though he says it looks as if God has forgotten him, he never stops believing in the absolute sovereignty of God over all his adversity. So, the psalmist affirms Gods sovereign love for him in and through all the troubles. These outlines are eventually posted on this website. P. J. Tibayan. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. scenes of glory on a sea of gloom. The Lord has commended His loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night-time will He declare it.There is with me prayer unto the God of my life. preaching the gospel. 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. While they say daily unto me, Where is your God? To the contrary, it is uncomforted, miserable and unsatisfied. This mans longing was intensified by his unwilling exile from the sanctuary, a special privation to a door keeper of the Temple. He never loses this grip on the great truths about God. In the midst of the tumult of emotions, were not always careful with our words. Dont compromise! This too proceeds from that longing, of which in another place comes that cry, One thing have I desired of the Lord; that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. And it is principally in the temptations of the Church they say this, Where is your God? Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. It was in wonder and admiration he spoke this: Abyss calls unto abyss with the voice of Your water-spouts. Asaph wrote Psalms 50, and Solomon composed Psalms 72. 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." Psalm 41:5. 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. What then is the abyss that calls, and to what other abyss does it call? Psalm 42 essentially a lament, with Psalm 43 forming the Psalmists prayer in response to the lament. Inevitably there are times we do feel cut-off from God. 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. Can think of it as a combination of our body, mind and emotions. The effort of faith should be persistent, even if old bitternesses begin again and "break the low beginnings of content"; for, even if the wild waters burst through the dam once and again, they do not utterly wash it away, and there remains a foundation on which it may be built up anew. This man was cut off from worship of the living God. The deer will die. Oh, how many of you have learned this more deeply than me because of the waves that have broken over your lives. Hope and trust hold the field. Romans8:24-25. Look at programs man has instituted to build the churches. 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. To the Lord I cry aloud and He answers me from His holy hill. 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. You see, hoping in God doesnt come naturally for sinners like us. Last week's psalm was an unusually long one for the Psalm of Ascents, but this week we are back to a short psalm. For having but the first-fruits of the Spirit, we groan within ourselves; waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of the body. The superscription identifies the sons of Korah as the writers (or recipients) of this psalm. 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. 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? 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. It is a faith that has uncertainty in it; it is tinged by shades of doubt. He doesn't feel jubilant hope. 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. Psalm 41:11. Devil; Wraps chains around the chained (3.) Whilst therefore it is summer, while it is well with you, while you are in tranquillity, hear the word of the Lord. Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Esther TOP. 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 it is the strong members that are the bones; and sometimes even those that are strong sink under their temptations. It was God whom he addressed, who remembered him from the land of Jordan and Hermon. The feminine soul has to give account of her moods to calmer judgment, and to be lifted and steadied by the strong spirit. No, but calls on is equivalent to calls to him. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Esther 3:7-15 - The First PLO. 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. Psalmist feels cut off from Gods presence in some way possibly in exile from Israel, possibly by illness. Let this be allowed; and this meaning retain its place in the Church; a place both truthful and sanctioned by usage. The deer that rejects water. Doesnt believe in it, doesnt long for it, or doesnt know they long for it. Has learnt to make do with occasional puddles. From whence did I remember you? The situation is described as in the preceding parts. Devil" I've got it I've stolen his JOY" (4.) 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 For you do not doubt of your God. He ends with naming Him "the gladness of my joy." My soul is thirsty for the living God Psalm 41:2. In Book 1, all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writer. The facts on which faith feeds abide while faith fluctuates. Why go I mourning, while mine enemy troubles me, while he breaks my bones? Verses 5 and 6 make clear that any strength the Psalmist will have does not reside in self, but in God. It is better therefore to translate "hind" than "hart." The Hebrew would bear either meaning; but if the latter is adopted, all these psalms are anonymous. "As a deer longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for . 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. sing unto the . Verses 12: As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series. My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, Where is your God? Christ Jesus is the one who died more than that, who was raised who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for you. Arise, O Lord! 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 This is a holiday of such a kind, as neither to be opened by any dawn, nor terminated by any evening. 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." So, at the end of verse 7, he says, All Your breakers and Your waves have gone over me.. The heading above verse one tells us that Psalm 100 is a psalm for giving thanks. It is the prerogative of faith to make pictures drawn by memory pale beside those painted by hope. silence is not always golden. It has been ingeniously conjectured by Delitzsch that the Korachite psalms originally formed a separate collection entitled "Songs of the Sons of Korach," and that this title afterwards passed over into the superscriptions when they were incorporated in the Psalter. Youve learned deeply that its no relief to say that God does not rule the wind and the waves. 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. LEARNING TO DESIRE All my sufferings are Your waves; all Your denouncements of judgments are Your overhangings. For there is some great mystery in the matter that the name sons of Korah is given to Christians. Why have You rejected me? Perhaps there was something in there for you too. restoring the joy. This mans faith was not so dependent on externals that it could not come close to God while distant from His temple. In Praise Of The King And His City (Audio) Download File. Sharing the love of God with the English speaking community of Calpe, SELECTED PSALMS FOR SUMMER The difference between the devout and the worldly man is just that the one can only say, "My soul pants and thirsts," and the other can add "after Thee, O God." 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. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99 1. What abyss is this that calls, and to what other abyss? To what mortal's lot has it fallen? Evidently he was near the Hermon range of mountains that stood north of the Sea of Chinnereth (Galilee). In this Psalm David, who is himself a shepherd, describes the LORD as his own personal shepherd. Hear what else there is in the hart. He is the health of my countenance, and my God. Has experienced the joy of long refreshing drinks in a cool mountain stream. When shall I come and appear before God? The actual return to the Temple is desired because thereby new praise will be occasioned. 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. In building the Lord's house. 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. He remembers past corporate worship experiences. ", To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. That lovely metaphor has touched the common heart as few have done, and the solitary singers plaint has fitted all devout lips. The locality thus designated is too far north for the scene of Davids retreat before Absalom, unless we give an unusual southward extension to the names; and this makes a difficulty in the way of accepting the hypothesis of the authors having been in his retinue. Finally, the psalmist thirsts for God like a deer pants for the stream. Water the key theme in the Psalm. So, the psalmist affirms God's sovereign love for him in and through all the troubles. And just as there we found cause for rejoicing, so here there will not be wanting an occasion for sorrow. All of the psalms in Book 2 have a title assigned to them except psalm 43, making it more likely that it . For in tribulation every one must be profited by what he heard in the time of security. 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. 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? 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? Hope thou in God; for I will yet confess unto Him Psalm 41:11. They are the ballast in his little boat of faith. See how great wonders I admire in the tabernacle! Would you have me not disquiet you, panting as I am after what is good, thirsting and labouring as I am for it? Who shall separate you from the love of Christ? (Romans 8:3135 paraphrased), Fifth, the psalmist remembers. Esther 2:1-18 - The Best Beauty Pageant Ever. It may have been so, but the supposition is unnecessary. The bold metaphors are more striking when contrasted with the opposite ones of the first part. 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. He calls past experiences to mind. The "soul" is the seat of emotions and desires. 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? When Life Gets Slippery - Psalm 73. 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? Why hope? 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. I thirst for God, the living God. 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.). But in the Hebrew Bible, God never gave anyone this blessing nor did God ever use the word when he was speaking. To recall past joys adds stings to present grief, but to remember God brings an anodyne for the smart. I will say unto God, You are my lifter up. 10. 14. If man then is an abyss, in what way does abyss call on abyss? 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. The true counterpoise to its excess lies in directing it to God and in making Him the object of hope and patient waiting. This morning, I want us to take just a few minutes to consider Psalm 42. The type of deer that knows and recognises what thirst is. 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 Place of Refuge and Strength - Psalm 46. 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. It was not exactly literary fame which psalmists hungered for. Why then does Korah stand for Christ? 7. Is it disquieted on account of God? 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.) He was a captive in Babylonia and preached to the exiles about the fall of Jerusalem, and after having heard. When disturbing things happen, when troubling words are said, when certain letters contain ugly words or extremely critical comments are read, the churning starts. A Psalm Of The Have-Nots (Audio) Download File. But inasmuch as You sit at liberty, I have thus spoken unto my soul. He designed us that way. This it is for which I am thirsty, to come and to appear before Him. 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. Does man call on man as God is called upon? 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. But the curb has not been applied quite in vain, for throughout the succeeding verses there is a striking alternation of despondency and hope. 16. The Jordan Valley is quite wide north of this sea and the mountains of Hermon rise up to the east from it. A second purpose is that you want to leave something lasting in the minds of the congregation when a sermon is over. 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? Tries to ignore thirst. They keep him from capsizing in the tumult of his emotions. 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? The twofold emotions of Psalms 42:6 recur in Psalms 42:7-8, where we have first renewed despondency and then reaction into hope. Yet, with the strange but universal love of summoning up remembrance of departed joys, the psalmist finds a certain pleasure in the pain of recalling how he. 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. And he knows it. 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! 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. We have undertaken the exposition of a Psalm corresponding to your own longings, on which we propose to speak to you. For I will go into the place of Your Tabernacle. Important that we dont respond inappropriately. I shall not want for nourishment, "He makes me to lie down in green pastures." 2. Why sons of Korah? 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. The house of God is still standing, the poet has been there recently, and hopes soon to return and render praise. For men saw their torments outwardly; they did not inwardly behold their crowns! [Note: Bullock, p. As water from a brook sustains a deer physically, so God Himself sustains people spiritually (cf. The psalm falls into three parts, each closing with the same refrain. Where, I pray, is your God? 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? the office of keepers of the door of the sanctuary had been hereditary in their family from the time of Moses. For it is there is the house of my 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. So once more the wave of emotion rolls over the psalmist, but with a new aspect which makes all the difference. The title then of it is, On the end: a Psalm for understanding for the sons of Korah. For an abyss is a depth that cannot be reached or comprehended; and it is principally applied to a great body of water. And then once more above this conflict of emotion soars the clear note of the refrain, summoning to self-command, calmness, and unfaltering hope. 3. This morning, I want to quickly offer us (be me, specifically) some hope when dealing with discouragement. Follow along with me as I read Psalm 42: To the choirmaster. I, so long as I do not see, so long as my happiness is postponed, make my tears my bread day and night. 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? Let Him deliver you, if He can. 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. EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE) . 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. I will say unto God, You are my lifter up; why have You forgotten me? When Fear Grips Your Life - Psalm 27. Scripture ref: Luke 16:19-23. He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for you, how will He not also with Him graciously give you all things? Scripture (Psalm 32:1-5) verses 1-2: The one who has his sins covered is "blessed." The Hebrews used two different words to describe being "blessed." One word meant God bestowed the blessing. 13. Decisions made according to Scripture yield peace - Psalm 119:101 B. He has fixed forever and made melodious a sigh. 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- 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. HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY DESIRE GOD? [Note: VanGemeren, p. A. If you would also ask the meanings of the names, Jordan means their descent. Perhaps because expository sermons take much diligence and study, many preachers look for an easier way. [Note: Merrill, "Psalms," p. I shall not want for strength, "He restoreth my soul." C. Jesus also knew the responsibilities of the Shepherd to the sheep. When spiritually dry, we who are believers should remind ourselves that God is sufficient for all our needs. seeing that deep calls to deep, and after those sufferings severer ones are to be dreaded. Psalm 27. putting God first. My God is the saving health of my countenance. Sorrow is shot with trust. And why ask, who it is other than yourself, when it is in your power to be the thing which you are asking about? So, he asks Why? Its a legitimate question. Esther 6 - Sleepless in Susa and Rain on the Parade. 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. Psalm 42 - Honest Prayer from a Discouraged Saint This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. Just as if his soul was silently replying to him, Why do I disquiet you, but because I am not yet there, where that delight is, to which I was, as it were, rapt for a moment? In this stanza the writer focused on his enemies rather than on God. Indeed the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14.). 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. He hacked into the Harvard server, downloaded private dormitory ID photos, and posted them on his blog. Light and Troth-i.e., Lovingkindness and Faithfulness in fulfilling promises-are like two angels, despatched from the presence-chamber of God, to guide with gentleness the exiles steps. But When shall I come? Numbers 26:10-11) were distinguished musicians (1 Chronicles 6:31-48). He was blogging and trying to find something to get a girl off his mind. : 42:2-6) The . I shall not want for refreshment, "He leadeth me beside the still waters." 3. 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. sheep dogs. 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. 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. 2 16 How to Prepare an Expository Sermon on [April, HOW TO PREPARE AN EXPOSITORY SERMON ON PSALMS XLII. For it is in hope that we are saved; but hope that is seen, is not hope. 11. It has been much disputed whether its proper signification is active (one who shows lovingkindness) or passive (one who receives it). 18. "Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other" ( Psalm 85:10 ). He may not have asked the question with theological or linguistic precision, but if he proves in time that he didnt mean that God had forgotten him, we will let that be words for the wind. Expository Songs Psalm 42:1-2: Chandos Anthem No. 12. 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