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Themes in Psalm 42

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Themes in Psalm 42

Psalm 42:1 (show verse)

As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks,
So my soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.

Access to God » Saints earnestly seek
Affections » Of saints, supremely set on God
Animals » Names of » Deer
Communion with God » Saints » Desires
God » Love to » Examples of
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
Love » The test » To God
Music » Maschil » This musical sign occurs in the titles of
Righteous » Compared with » Thirsting deer
compared to Saints » Thirsting deer
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Examples of love to God
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind

Psalm 42:2 (show verse)

My soul (my life, my inner self) thirsts for God, for the living God.
When will I come and see the face of God?

Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » Spiritual thirst, examples of
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » Thirst
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind
Thirst » Thirsting for God
spiritual Thirst » Examples of

Psalm 42:3 (show verse)

My tears have been my food day and night,
While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Tears » Of solicitude over sinners » Of disappointment and grief
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind

These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul;
How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song],
With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.

Communion of saints » Delight of
Feasts » Instituted by moses » Kept with rejoicing
Feasts » Instituted by moses » All males were required to attend
the anniversary Feasts » Were seasons of » Joy and gladness
the anniversary Feasts » The jews went up to, in large companies
Joy » Saints should engage in all religious services with
Prayer » Should be offered up » With the soul
public Prayer » Saints delight in
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind

Psalm 42:5 (show verse)

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.

Consolation under Affliction » To the troubled in mind
Despair » Trust in God, a preservative against
Praise » Is due to God on account of » His consolation
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Submission to the will of God

Psalm 42:6 (show verse)

O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear];
Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the Jordan
And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » David
Despondency » David
Mizar » Hill
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Mizar
Mountains » Names of » Mizar
Soul » Distress

Psalm 42:7 (show verse)

Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.

Afflictions » Resignation in trials, examples of » Waters of affliction
Afflictions » Often severe
Loving Kindness Of God » Saints » Should expect, in affliction
Meteorology » Storms » Water spouts
Storms » Water spouts
Trials » Waters of affliction

Psalm 42:8 (show verse)

Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime,
And in the night His song will be with me,
A prayer to the God of my life.

Loving Kindness Of God » Saints » Should expect, in affliction
Music » Songs » Hymns » In the night
Night (ancient) » For miscellaneous topics relating to the devotional life, » Songs in the night
Singing » Songs » In the night

Psalm 42:9 (show verse)

I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 42:10 (show verse)

As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me,
While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”

Reviling and reproaching » Saints » Sometimes depressed by

Psalm 42:11 (show verse)

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.

Assurance » Confident hope in God restores
Assurance » Saints privileged to have » Confident hope in God restores
Countenance » God being the health of your countenance
Countenance » Health indicated in
Despair » Trust in God, a preservative against
Hope » Eternal » In God
Hope » Hoping in the lord
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Submission to the will of God