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. It had been so far strengthened by the encouragement of the refrain that the reflux of sadness at once rouses it to action. Indeed the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14.). Apr 24, 2020. For it is there, in the sanctuary of God, in the house of God, is the fountain of understanding. Why sons of Korah? You may see not my flesh merely, but even my bones. 1 Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. To recall past joys adds stings to present grief, but to remember God brings an anodyne for the smart. 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. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co.. Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. He who has life in Himself is the Giver and Rescuer of our lives, and to Him they are to be rendered in thankful sacrifice. + Funeral Homilies Can think of it as a combination of our body, mind and emotions. And may He grant our desire through the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Has learnt to make do with occasional puddles. The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. 3-7, NIV) Psalm 4: Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! 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 . 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. Both psalms are individual laments. The Jordan Valley is quite wide north of this sea and the mountains of Hermon rise up to the east from it. Acts 4:25). 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). Spiritual Depression - Psalm 42-43. And this, which is soon in the sight of God, is late to our longing. There he understood of the last things; and solved the question concerning the prosperity of the unrighteous, and the sufferings of the righteous. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1888.) Psalm 3: You are a shield around me, O Lord, my Glorious One, who lifts up my head. 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.. In this stanza the writer focused on his enemies rather than on God. Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads. Psalms 42 expresses the writers yearning for God. 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? From the little hill, and from the land of Jordan. In the waves that deep calls; in the overhangings is the other deep which it calls to. The psalmist paints his calamities as storming on him in dismal continuity, each "flood" seeming to summon its successor. Hope in God. For there are already many things that I admire in the tabernacle. Nevertheless he believed God would remain loyal to him. But in the Hebrew Bible, God never gave anyone this blessing nor did God ever use the word when he was speaking. Psalm 27. putting God first. 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? 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. The insufficiency of the circumstances described to warrant the vehement emotions expressed is implied in the summons. It is God who justifies. 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. A Primer on Prayer - Psalm 28. It is what church historian Martin Marty might call a "wintery" faith. For it was said of a certain person, he calls on death; Wisdom1:16 that is, lives in such a way as to be inviting death; for there is no man at all who puts up a prayer, and calls expressly on death: but men by evil-living invite death. PHILIP A. NORDELL, D. D., New London, Conn. Thats what hes seeking jubilant hope. Verse 5: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? When away from the stream makes it a priority to rediscover it.. Feel guilty about feeling cut-off. Rejected me, that is to say, from that height of the apprehension of the unchangeable Truth. Objectives: That each would understand the events that occurred at the pool of Bethesda and learn the lessons of appropriate compassion and sinful apathy. Finally, the psalmist thirsts for God like a deer pants for the stream. My tears (he says) have been not bitterness, but my bread. Psalms 42:5 has the refrain in a form slightly different from that of the other two instances of its occurrence. He states the very words of that confession; he repeats the grounds on which he fortifies his hope. A new regime, new management, a new . 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. I have within a victim to sacrifice; I have within an incense to place on the altar; I have within a sacrifice wherewith to propitiate my God. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament (Heb. 17. Why hope? Thats why a singable psalter is good to keep around or a hymnbook with the whole array of emotions. 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. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. It is likely that he wrote these four as well, even though they do not bear his name (cf. To the Lord I cry aloud and He answers me from His holy hill. Let this be allowed; and this meaning retain its place in the Church; a place both truthful and sanctioned by usage. Hope thou in God; for I will yet confess unto Him Psalm 41:11. He has found something to point out to the eyes of the flesh; whereas I, on my part, not that I have not a God to show to him, cannot show him what he has no eyes to see. 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. Psalms 42:3)." What is going on here? REKINDLE YOUR PASSION (PSALMS 42:1-2 ) INTRO: SKIT: SATAN GOT YOUR JOY AND PASSION (1.) They are great ones, severe, hard to bear; but would they were all. For when I was pouring out my soul above myself, in order to reach my God, why did I do so? It is on my own account it is disquieted. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. 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 10. If they find themselves thirsty they describe the desire as fairy story or suchlike. [Note: Merrill, "Psalms," p. There is great similarity between the content of these psalms and the ones David wrote. The epithet answers to that of the former part, "the living God," from which it differs by but one additional letter. 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? I thirst for God, the living God. By the Unchangeable it was revived; it is by the changeable it is disquieted. (vv. preaching the gospel. Thus one might think of this book as "the book of Elohim.". For He who threatens does not let His judgments fall upon us, but keeps them suspended over us. revival. It is my God that is the saving health of my countenance. 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. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit. Then follows a gleam of hope, like a rainbow spanning the waterfall. The higher self arrests this flow of self-pity and lamentation. Why have You rejected me? 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. How does he solve it? In building the Lord's house. I will say unto God, You are my lifter up; why have You forgotten me? They are sons of the bridegroom, sons of Christ. Psalm 41:11. Nature reflects the poets moods, and overmastering emotion sees its own analogues everywhere. Expository sermons allow the preacher, rather, to bridge the gap between an ancient culture and our own to make appropriate applications to those who hear him. The story of David, Bathsheba, and Uriah is found in 2 Samuel 11-12. Descend then, that you may be lifted up: be not lifted up, lest you be cast down. Sermon Seeds is a weekly e-mail list featuring brief, expository outlines designed to help preachers and Bible teachers with their preparations. 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! I will go, he says, into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God! Of course, there are other psalms that focus on thanksgiving, but this is the only psalm that is labeled as a psalm for giving thanks. It is sometimes right to pray for the defeat of enemies. That which does must be living. If even it has been the lot of any, that very calm is more to be dreaded. 13. Lecture 1: Expository Preaching of the Psalms - Dr. Steven Lawson The Master's Seminary 104K subscribers Subscribe 598 Share Save 45K views 10 years ago TMS Archives: Expository Preaching. No, but calls on is equivalent to calls to him. True Repentance - Psalm 51. Thus is it wisdom is learned, and thus faith, when man calls to man. 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. Because Korah is equivalent to Calvaria.Therefore, the sons of the bridegroom, the sons of His Passion, the sons redeemed by His Blood, the sons of His Cross, who bear on their forehead that which His enemies erected on Calvary, are called the sons of Korah; to them is this Psalm sung as a Psalm for understanding. 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. He has fixed forever and made melodious a sigh. The plural "Hermons" is probably used in reference to the group of crests. This man was in exile and it depressed him. But even these bitter sarcasms are less bitter than the remembrance of "happier things," which is his "sorrows crown of sorrow." Oh, how many of you have learned this more deeply than me because of the waves that have broken over your lives. The first ten verses deal with thanksgiving and praise for deliverance. Some scholars believe David wrote these psalms for the sons of Korah to perform. 5) Finally, at the Areopagus in Athens (Acts 17:22-34), Paul exposes the gathered worshipers as being ignorant of . Esther 4 - For Such a Time as This. Apart from air, water our most basic need. But that just isnt the way we are. 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. But the gloomier mood has shot its last bolt. This morning, I want us to take just a few minutes to consider Psalm 42. 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. The writer remembered with great delight the times when he found spiritual refreshment at the sanctuary in Jerusalem, but he was not able to return there yet. 14. Therefore follows: The Lord will commend His loving-kindness in the day-time; and in the night-time will He declare it Psalm 41:8. He hacked into the Harvard server, downloaded private dormitory ID photos, and posted them on his blog. PSALM 42 It was a long way from Mount Zion where the ark dwelt in Davids day. A quick reading of this Psalm suggests there are two divisions: (1) vv. 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. "Mizar" is probably the name of a hill otherwise unknown, and specifies the singers locality more minutely, though not helpfully to us. 42-72 In Book 1, all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writer. Can put forward good arguments for not believing in water or having any desire for it. 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. When disturbing things happen, when troubling words are said, when certain letters contain ugly words or extremely critical comments are read, the churning starts. Deep calls on deep with the voice of Your water-spouts. Youve learned deeply that its no relief to say that God does not rule the wind and the waves. Let there be no sloth in your running; run with all your might: long for the fountain with all your might. 1 As the deer pants for streams of water. Psalms 43, 66, 67, , 71 are anonymous. It was not exactly literary fame which psalmists hungered for. 1:1-. When Life Gets Slippery - Psalm 73. He compared the noise of the waves to his troubles, that he personified as calling to one another to come and overwhelm him. However, he came back to the same expression of confidence with which he ended the first stanza. We must learn to preach the truth to ourselves. Has learnt to put up with less. And whither shall I flee from Your Spirit? Streaks of brightness flash through the gloom. For now you are not without somewhat to say to yourself, in answer to those who say, Where is your God? I may perhaps finish the Psalm, aided as I am by your attention, whose fervour I perceive. Asaph wrote Psalms 50, and Solomon composed Psalms 72. The true object of its longings is always God, however little it knows for what it is thirsting. This mans longing was intensified by his unwilling exile from the sanctuary, a special privation to a door keeper of the Temple. The title then of it is, On the end: a Psalm for understanding for the sons of Korah. 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. If by abyss we understand a great depth, is not man's heart, do you not suppose, an abyss? Wherefore so? This conflict of opposite emotions is the characteristic of the second part of the psalm, while that of the first part is an all but unrelieved predominance of gloom, and that of the third an all but undisputed victory of sunshine. It destroys serpents, and after the killing of serpents, it is inflamed with thirst yet more violent; having destroyed serpents, it runs to the water-brooks, with thirst more keen than before. For he said not, My tears became my drink, lest he should seem to have longed for them, as for the water-brooks: but, still retaining that thirst wherewith I burn, and by which I am hurried away towards the water-brooks, My tears became my meat, while I am not yet there. And he knows it. The actual author, as one of a band of kinsmen who worked and sang together, would, not unnaturally, be content to sink his individuality and let his song go forth as that of the band. But isnt it amazing that hes singing his prayer! And indeed it is not ill understood as the cry of those, who being as yet Catechumens, are hastening to the grace of the holy Font. Start With Prayer. The repeated taunt of his enemies would hopefully move God to deliver him (cf. seeing that deep calls to deep, and after those sufferings severer ones are to be dreaded. Now Korah may have been, as indeed he was, a certain definite person; and have had sons, who might be called the sons of Korah; let us however search for the secret of which this is the sacrament, that this name may bring to light the mystery with which it is pregnant. In the daytime the Lord would pour out His love to the psalmist, and in the night he would respond by praising God. That is to say, because God is mercy and faithfulness, the return of the psalmist to the home of his heart is sure. He doesnt feel jubilant hope. A second purpose is that you want to leave something lasting in the minds of the congregation when a sermon is over. Devil "I've got his .read more Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2 And He may give us them back if they no longer get in the way of allowing Him to meet our desires.) A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. (To help fight spam, this address might change occasionally.) But it is a song of faith. He was called the sweet dropper because of how much confidence and joy his sermons caused. So, the psalmist affirms God's sovereign love for him in and through all the troubles. Charles Spurgeon calls the first part a hymn and the second a sermon. Mistaking the desire for religion and religious practices for a desire for God. For example, Isaac Watts wrote these verses to be sung: Thats not a jubilant song. 63.]. How does the Psalmist know this? And just as there we found cause for rejoicing, so here there will not be wanting an occasion for sorrow. You see, hoping in God doesnt come naturally for sinners like us. 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. The deer that knows its thirsty but has given up on trying to find a nice, cool stream thats always full of running water. u.s.). The psalmist was far from Jerusalem and the central sanctuary. Perhaps because expository sermons take much diligence and study, many preachers look for an easier way. For I will confess unto Him. Everything We Need - Psalm 23. Is it disquieted on account of God? DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 1 A similar bit of local colour is generally recognised in Psalms 42:7. Hope in God. Esther 6 - Sleepless in Susa and Rain on the Parade. 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. The type of deer that knows and recognises what thirst is. 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.). And since it is said to you, Disregard this or that thing, if you prefer working iniquity to despising some temporal good, you choose to be bitten by a serpent, rather than destroy it. 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. 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. They retained the former office in the second Temple. 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. The form of the verbs "remember" and "pour out" in Psalms 42:4 indicates set purpose. Feel guilty about not desiring God more. Again the psalmist encouraged himself with the rhetorical refrain (cf. 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? HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY DESIRE GOD? 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. ", To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. God means for these encounters with Him in corporate worship to preserve your faith now and in the way you remember them later. It is a faith that has uncertainty in it; it is tinged by shades of doubt. The psalmists lamentation because of his enemies 42:6-11. They are the ballast in his little boat of faith. The kingdom of Israel was first united under David, and it is appropriate that David would write a psalm about living together in unity. The imagery of floods lifting up their voices, and cataracts sounding as they fall, and breaking waves rolling over the half-drowned psalmist has been supposed to be suggested by the scenery in which he was; but the rushing noise of Jordan in its rocky bed seems scarcely enough to deserve being described as "flood calling to flood," and "breakers and rollers" is an exaggeration if applied to any commotion possible on such a stream. In the mean while dwell in hope: for hope that is seen is not hope; but if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Water the key theme in the Psalm. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. The psalmist encouraged himself rhetorically by reminding himself that he would again praise God. Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts. 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