expository sermon on psalm 42

And the little hill of Hermon. Methods devised to proclaim gospel. What we do at church is a real transaction with the living God. 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? [Note: For the meaning of Maskil, see my note on Psalms 32.] Wherefore so? Charles Spurgeon calls the first part a hymn and the second a sermon. 15. 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. 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." 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. He compared the noise of the waves to his troubles, that he personified as calling to one another to come and overwhelm him. In Book 2, the titles identify David as the writer of 18 psalms (Psalms 51-65, 68-70). They are the ballast in his little boat of faith. 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. He then forwarded these photos to several university e-mail lists. 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. (NLT) Psalm 63: 1-5 - O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. 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. silence is not always golden. The region intended seems to be "the northeastern corner of Palestine, near the lower slopes of Hermons" (Cheyne. The true counterpoise to its excess lies in directing it to God and in making Him the object of hope and patient waiting. 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. When shall I come and appear before God? What makes this so beautiful, and so crucial for us, is that hes not thirsting mainly for relief from his threatening circumstances. The Hebrew would bear either meaning; but if the latter is adopted, all these psalms are anonymous. The absence of a title for the second, the identity of tone throughout, the recurrence of several phrases, and especially of the refrain, put this beyond doubt. My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, Where is your God? He could not obtain the refreshment he needed yet, but he looked forward to finding it soon. That lovely metaphor has touched the common heart as few have done, and the solitary singers plaint has fitted all devout lips. Mountain Hill Church, All rights reserved, Website Created by Digital Design Solutions, New Life in the Spirit (Part 1) Romans 8:1-17. At our very core we have a desire that only God can meet. Objectives: That each would understand the events that occurred at the pool of Bethesda and learn the lessons of appropriate compassion and sinful apathy. I shall not want for nourishment, "He makes me to lie down in green pastures." 2. "Gods continual love is a comfort for the soul continually beset by questions and mourning (cf. The bold metaphors are more striking when contrasted with the opposite ones of the first part. Does man call on man as God is called upon? 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. Mount Mizar is one of the hills in that area. Those men so patient and courageous for the name of Christ, how often was it said to them, Where is your God? If man then is an abyss, in what way does abyss call on abyss? This remembrance will encourage us to continue to trust Him while we go through temporarily distressing periods. These outlines are eventually posted on this website. 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. Injustice is done it, if it is regarded merely as the longing of a Levite for approach to the sanctuary. let me put two sayings of Scripture side by side, 'My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God,'-'Father Abraham! 1. 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? Let them still say, Where is your God? 14. Let there be no sloth in your running; run with all your might: long for the fountain with all your might. 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. Thats why it pains me that were not presently able to be together. While they say daily unto me, Where is your God? Neither abstractions nor dead things can still its cravings. Verses 5 and 6 make clear that any strength the Psalmist will have does not reside in self, but in God. This is understandable since the same refrain occurs in both of them (cf. Why have You rejected me? 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. DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 1 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? He doesn't feel jubilant hope. See how great wonders I admire in the tabernacle! 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. 63.]. For just as worldly prosperity is signified by the day, adversity by the night, so again in another way worldly prosperity is expressed by the summer, adversity by the winter. (vv. Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5). Emotion varies, but God is the same. With wise resolve he finds in dejection a reason for nestling closer to God. 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. The psalmist was thirsty for God. Hermon means anathematizing. Hes not thirsting mainly for escape. He therefore glances back to himself, as if he were coming from that world; and says to himself, now placed in the midst of these sorrows, comparing these with the things, to see which he had entered in there, and after seeing which he had come forth from thence; Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why do you disquiet me? sing unto the . Again the psalmist encouraged himself with the rhetorical refrain (cf. I know that the righteousness of God remains; whether my own will remain steadfast, I know not. 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? Were probably alert to the fragile desire for things. [Note: VanGemeren, p. I. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. The insufficiency of the circumstances described to warrant the vehement emotions expressed is implied in the summons. It was in wonder and admiration he spoke this: Abyss calls unto abyss with the voice of Your water-spouts. Individual rather than corporate. For having but the first-fruits of the Spirit, we groan within ourselves; waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of the body. 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). Whilst therefore it is summer, while it is well with you, while you are in tranquillity, hear the word of the Lord. 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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. Its not wrong to want relief and to pray for it. 1-10 and (2) vv. The name "Elohim" occurs 164 times in this section of the Psalms, and the name "Yahweh" ("LORD") appears only 30 times. Weve got to preach it to ourselves, and preach diligently and forcefully, or well give way to a downcast and disquieted spirit. 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 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. We must learn to preach the truth to ourselves. he says, In the voice of joy and praise; the sound of keeping holiday. For it is written in a certain passage, The mercy of the Lord is seasonable in the time of affliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought. He designed us that way. It was not exactly literary fame which psalmists hungered for. 2 Wash away my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin. 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? True Repentance - Psalm 51. Can put forward good arguments for not believing in water or having any desire for it. We have undertaken the exposition of a Psalm corresponding to your own longings, on which we propose to speak to you. Matthew24:12 When we see the strong members of the Church generally giving way to the causes of offense, does not Christ's body say, The enemy breaks my bones? When disturbing things happen, when troubling words are said, when certain letters contain ugly words or extremely critical comments are read, the churning starts. The imagery is so usual that it needs no assumption of having been occasioned by the poets locality. The refrain is repeated for a third time, and is followed by no relapse into sadness. For what is there more profound than that abyss? That is to say, because God is mercy and faithfulness, the return of the psalmist to the home of his heart is sure. 11-22. The first time we see it in Bible history is in I Chronicles 16, when King David is bringing up the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. 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. Rather than drinking from God, he had to drink the water of his own tears. By the Unchangeable it was revived; it is by the changeable it is disquieted. 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