Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile. ‘Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever–And thou, Lord, in the beginning, hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands,’ &c.–‘And they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.’ (Barclay, John, The Psalms of David, and the Paraphrases and Hymns: With a Dissertation on the Book of Psalms, and Explanatory Introductions to Each, Edinburgh: James Gall, 1826, page 336. Theme. Psalm 88:15-18 From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death; I have suffered your terrors and am in despair. Related Content previous next. What this sequence of five psalms accomplishes, therefore, is to link the suffering man with the glorious, divine, and victorious Creator King Messiah, a link which apparently nearly everyone in Jesus’ time missed. In this episode, Mikel Del Rosario, Darrell Bock, and Gordon Johnston discuss the Royal Psalms in… Bible • Theology. Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?” Those were better days. Book Two - This second book of psalms (Psalms 42–72) has a few unique features. BOOK 2-- Psalm 42-72. Psalm 42:7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. Maskil, which may be related to contemplation, is translated “contemplative poem” or “song” (42; 44–45; 52–55) and miktam, whose meaning is unclear, is translated “a prayer” (56–60). 7 In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! 42. So pants my soul for You, O God. BOOK TWO Psalms 42–72 -Yearning for God in the Midst of Distresses - To the Chief Musician. Psalm 102 is one of the most, perhaps the most, remarkable of all the psalms, and presents Christ in a way divinely admirable. Open your Bibles to Psalm 42. This discourages my soul so much. Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, When shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42 records the heart cries of the Son to his Father during the period when he was being tried and executed by the false religious leaders. When shall I come and appear before God? He is in the midst of a terrible situation, and yet he finds courage, comfort, inspiration and hope. while they say to me all the day long, 5, 6 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.     my salvation 6 and my God. 25 In the beginning thou, O Lord, didst lay the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands. . Psalms 42. 2. All day long they surround me like a flood; they have completely engulfed me. 4 With a broken heart,    I remember times beforeWhen I was with Your people. Is it because such a viewpoint would upset the hermeneutical rules of many that most commentators fall short of this mark? Other psalms record Jesus’ thoughts, most notably Psalm 22. Psalms 42. When Messiah comes in, all is changed. Second, it uses two rather obscure Hebrew terms in the superscriptions of almost half of these psalms. Bookmarks. Why do I go mourning This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. Despite all my emotions, I will believe and praise the One    who saves me and is my life.6 My God, my soul is so traumatized;    the only help is remembering You wherever I may be;From the land of the Jordan to Hermon’s high place    to Mount Mizar.7 In the roar of Your waterfalls,    ancient depths surge, calling out to the deep.All Your waves break over me;    am I drowning?8 Yet in the light of day, the Eternal shows me His love. Psalm 42… 3 My tears have been my food LXE Psalm 12:5 {011:5} Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly. Commentators agree that “hardships” in the ESV refer to David’s meekness and humility in placing God before his own interests in his desire to find Him a dwelling place. But my soul’s response doesn’t make sense to me, because I know you will rescue me. Psalm 39 - For the worship leader, Jeduthun. 1 My soul is dry and thirsts for You, True God,    as a deer thirsts for water.2 I long for the True God who lives. 3 Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! 3 c My tears have been my food day and night,. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God. ), The apostle refers to the 102nd Psalm–a psalm which, without apostolic teaching, I doubt if any of us would have had the boldness so to apply; for in many respects it s the most remarkable of all the psalms–the psalm of the afflicted One while His soul is overwhelmed within Him in great affliction, and sorrow, and anxious fear…Then it is that God the Father replies to Him, “Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands.”  (Saphir, Adolph and Cortesi, Lawrence. [Brenton, BibleWorks, Septuagint numbering Psalm 11:5]). Eventually his love will pull us through. The Son used to have an eternal existence in heaven face to face with his Father ().But now, by his Father’s will, he has come to earth as a human being to open a pathway for humans back to the throne of God, their creator who loves them. 3) No matter how strong the storm, if God is with us in the boat, then we are safe. To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. Hope Has a Name.     “Why have you forgotten me? The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. When shall I come and 3 appear before God?. The poet now tells us in Psalm 42:4 what the circumstances were which drove him to such intense longing.     at the roar of your waterfalls; The covenant connection of the Jews with Jehovah is lost, but God is trusted. Verses 3-4 are a petition to the Lord by the unknown speaker. 1 … Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! Psalm 42:4 Text Analysis. For the music director. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.     and lead them in procession to the house of God Psalms 42. ... with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. It is the cry of a man far removed from the outward ordinances and worship of God, sighing for the long loved house of his God; and at the same time it is the voice of a spiritual believer, under depressions, longing for the renewal of the divine presence, struggling with doubts and fears, but yet holding his ground by faith in the living God. 2. . 2, 257. Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Go to Parallel Hebrew ... With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival. 24 Take me not away in the midst of my days: [ADDRESSEE, GOD, AND HERE, SPEAKER NUMBER TWO:] thy years are through all generations. while they say to me all the day long, e. Verse 5: The purpose of much of the false words is to oppress the already poor and needy. The Son used to have an eternal existence in heaven face to face with his Father (John 1:1-3). They completely missed God’s love for his people. But something has changed. Where then in the Old Testament do the prophets specifically speak of the sufferings of Christ? MY DISTRESS – Vss. It also presents faith as the effective weapon of choice. Their effect is to create a striking contrast. This is the usual word to denote a multitude.     therefore I remember you…, 9 I say to God, my rock: When shall I come and 3 appear before God?.     my salvation 6 and my God. I know that eventually I will pass through this situation and come to a place where I will be thanking and praising you again. Psalm 42 Lyrics: There's a quiet place / That gives me peace when I'm alone with You / There's a hiding place / Your Spirit's always there when I'm confused / Only You can purify / All this world The psalms are meant to help us feel and think the way God wants us to, transforming us into the reflection of Christ. 1. As the psalm closes with the transition from verse 17 to verses 18 and 19, it becomes difficult to decipher whom is being spoken of–God the Father or the Royal Son, so close are they in nature and glory. Psalms 4, 42, 51, 63. SEEKING GOD . hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. 1 As the deer 1 pants for the water brooks, So my soul 1 a pants for You, O God. the people singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; with a multitude that kept holy day ; as especially on the three great festivals in the year, the feasts of passover, pentecost, and tabernacles, when all the males of Israel appeared before God together, and which was a large multitude; and a delightful sight it was to behold them, when they were all engaged in religious worship at once. 14 “This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it. Albert Barnes sums up well the predicament of many commentators who attempt to explain in this portion of the Letter to the Hebrews what is for them the author’s surprising use of Psalm 102 as direct speech by God to the Son. Verses 6 is a third person statement describing the Lord’s words. My soul is cast down within me; He had cried to Him able to deliver, to save from death. … Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, The ESV, for example, adds the grammatical interpretation, “you whose years” in place of the accurate  translation, “your years” (, the poor suppliant addressed to God in verses 24-27 and applied them as having been addressed to Christ by the poor suppliant. 9 Even still, I will say to the True God, my rock and strength:    “Why have You forgotten me?Why must I live my life so depressed, crying endlessly    while my enemies have the upper hand?”10 My enemies taunt me. 1-2.     at the roar of your waterfalls; The expression of ערג applies to the voice of the hart as the expression of נהם, …     therefore I remember you 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?. (Barnes, Albert, “Notes on the New Testament Explanatory and Practical: Hebrews,” Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Available at http://www.ccel.org/ccel/barnes/ntnotes.xxii.i.x.html?highlight=psalm,102#highlight, accessed July 30, 2017.). The suffering believer in this psalm does what believers always do–he turns to the Lord, crying out to him from his pain and sorrow: 1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, 2 My soul a thirsts for God, for the b living God; When shall I come and 1 c appear before God? He hears the voice of the poor suppliant pleading with God that he might live. Because Psalm 132 contains all the elements of humiliation, deity, promise, and eternal kingship, it captures and weaves into one all the various threads of the prior psalms. The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews plainly perceives more than one speaker in Psalm 102:24-27. # Maschil…: or, A Psalm giving instruction of the sons, etc. Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me. In the second book, the remnant is viewed as outside Jerusalem, and the city as given up to wickedness. Psalm 42 is a remarkable love letter from the Son to the Father. We need to start back in the time of Moses. 10 As with a deadly wound in my bones, 2 My soul thirsts for God,     purified seven times. Go to Parallel Hebrew ... Psalm 55:3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the … Ecclesiastes 4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under … Lamentations 5:1-16 Remember, O LORD, what is come on us: consider, and behold our reproach… Links. 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