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Verse Psalms 42:6. _O MY GOD, MY SOUL IS CAST DOWN_] It is impossible
for me to lighten this load; I am full of discouragements,
notwithstanding I labour to hope in thee.
_THEREFORE WILL I REMEMBER T...
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O MY GOD, MY SOUL IS CAST DOWN WITHIN ME - This is the utterance of a
soul in anguish, notwithstanding the purpose not to be cast down, and
the conviction that hope ought to be cherished. The psalmist...
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II. THE EXODUS SECTION: BOOK TWO:PSALM 42-72
The second division of the book of Psalms corresponds to the book of
Exodus, the second book of the Pentateuch. That book begins with the
groans and moans...
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PSALMS 42, 43. Originally these two Pss. were one. This is proved by
the long refrain common to each, Why art thou cast down, O my soul,
etc. It recurs in Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11 and Psalms 43:5, an...
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O MY GOD. In some codices this is joined on to the end of Psalms 42:5.
"the great deliverance of me, and [praise]my God". Compare Psalms
42:11 with Psalms 43:5.
JORDAN. The reference is to...
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_Within me_, or rather, as in Psalms 42:4, upon me, stands
emphatically at the beginning of the sentence. His own feelings
overwhelm him, and therefore he must turn to God, whose goodness he
can call...
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From self he turns to God and pleads his cause....
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AND OF THE HERMONITES, &C.— _And Hermonim from the little hill._ See
Wall, and the version of the Liturgy of the Church of England. Mudge
reads, _from the little mountain of the Hermons._ His soul bei...
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THE PSALMS
BOOK THE SECOND
Psalms 42, 43
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Debarred Worshipper Mastering his Sorrow.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 42:1-5, A Debarred Worshipper, Nursing his Grief,
nevertheless Striv...
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_O MY GOD, MY SOUL IS CAST DOWN WITHIN ME: THEREFORE WILL I REMEMBER
THEE FROM THE LAND OF JORDAN, AND OF THE HERMONITES, FROM THE HILL
MIZAR._
O my God, my soul is cast down within me. David here fo...
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42:6 I (d-12) Or 'because I.' Mizar. (e-26) Or 'from the little hill.'...
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LAND OF JORDAN.. HERMONITES] RV 'land of Jordan and the Hermons,' the
sources of the Jordan in the NE. of Palestine. The plural 'Hermons'
refers to the separate peaks of the mountain. THE HILL MIZAR]...
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BOOK 2
The second and third Books of the Psalter (Psalms 42-72, 73-89) are
but the two parts of a whole, the largest section of which (Psalms
42-83) is called the Elohistic Psalter, because the name E...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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CAST DOWN. — The poet, though faith condemns his dejection, still
feels it, and cannot help expressing it. The heart will not be
tranquil all at once, and the utterance of its trouble, so natural, so...
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_[Psalms 42:7]_ אֱֽלֹהַ֗י עָלַי֮ נַפְשִׁ֪י
תִשְׁתֹּ֫וחָ֥ח עַל...
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Psalms 42:1 , PSALMS 43:1
THE second book of the Psalter is characterised by the use of the
Divine name "Elohim" instead of "Jehovah." It begins with a cluster of
seven psalms (reckoning Psalms 42:1;...
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THIRSTING AFTER GOD
Psalms 42:1
This psalm clearly embalms the holy musings and yearnings of the
exiled king during Absalom's rebellion. Their setting to music was
left to the sons of Korah, 2 Chroni...
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This is the song of an exile and, moreover, of an exile among enemies
who have no sympathy with his religious convictions. He cries out
after God with all the intensity of one who knows God and cares...
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O my God, my soul is cast down within me: (f) therefore will I
remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the
hill Mizar.
(f) That is, when I remember you in this land of my b...
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_God. Trust in God, whom I hope to see face to face. (Worthington)_...
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The holy mourner again seems to feel reviving affliction. But the same
looking back from Jordan, to the very spot where now arrived, and
every step in the path strewed with mercies, again brings up th...
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6._O my God! my soul is cast down within me. _If we suppose that this
verse requires no supplement, then it will consist of two distinct and
separate sentences. Literally it may be read thus: _O my Go...
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BOOK 2 - PSALMS 42-72
In the second book, the remnant is viewed as outside Jerusalem, and
the city as given up to wickedness. This is seen throughout it. The
covenant connection of the Jews with Jehov...
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O MY GOD, MY SOUL IS CAST DOWN WITHIN ME,.... Which the psalmist
repeats, partly to show the greatness of his dejection, though he had
not lost his view of interest in God as his covenant God; and par...
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O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember
thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill
Mizar.
Ver. 6. _O my God, my soul is cast down within me_] Thoug...
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_My soul is cast down within me_ I am overcome with grief, while I am
forced to hide myself in this wilderness beyond Jordan, and wander up
and down on these solitary mountains, far distant from thy t...
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O my God, my soul is cast down within me, in utter dejection;
THEREFORE, namely, to find new comfort in spite of this feeling of
hopelessness, WILL I REMEMBER THEE, his thoughts going back to the
Sanc...
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AN EXILE'S LONGING FOR ZION.
To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical part of the
Temple-services, Maschil, a didactic poem, for the sons of Korah,
written by some member of this Levit...
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THE HILL MISSAR:
Or, the little hill...
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6-11 The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our
mercies. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that
discouraged him. But if one trouble follow hard after another, if all...
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That I may revive my drooping spirits, I will consider thy infinite
mercy, and power, and faithfulness, and thy gracious presence in the
sanctuary, from whence thou dost hear and answer all those that...
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Psalms 42:6 God H430 soul H5315 down H7817 (H8709) remember H2142
(H8799) land H776 Jordan H3383 Hermon...
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‘O my God, my soul is cast down within me,
Therefore do I remember you from the land of the Jordan,
And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.
Deep calls to deep at the noise of your downpourings,
All...
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Psalms 42:6
I. Man's natural instinct, when his soul is cast down within him, is
to forget God, and not to remember Him, to let God and the higher
world slip out of his relaxing hand. Despair is reck...
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Psalms 42
This Psalm contains a prescription for a downcast soul, consisting of
three ingredients.
I. The first is inquiry: " _Why_art thou cast down?" Religious
despondency must have a cause; and i...
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We often read this Psalm, because we are very often in the same state
that the psalmist was in when he wrote it, and the language seems to
suit us at many periods of our life.
Psalms 42:1. _As the ha...
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Psalms 42:1. _As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth
my soul after thee, O God._
It is said that when they cannot find water, they sometimes let loose
a hart, which, flying over the d...
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Psalms 42:1. _As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth
my soul after thee, O God._
Hunted, hot, weary, thirsty! It must drink or die. You see the poor
creature with the big tears in its...
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Psalms 42:1. _As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth
my soul after thee, O God._
«As the hart panteth» or «brayeth.» And if such be your soul's
panting after God, you shall have what...
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CONTENTS: The experiences of a much afflicted saint and his confidence
in God.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: God often teaches His saints effectually to know the worth
of His mercies by cau...
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Psalms 42:3. _Tears have been my meat._ I abstained from food to
indulge in grief: my sorrows have superseded the desire of food.
Psalms 42:6. _The hill Mizar;_ the little hill on which Zoar was
buil...
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_O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember
thee from the land of Jordan._
SOUL SORROWS AND SOUL RELIEFS
I. Soul sorrows.
1. Oppressive. “O my God, my soul is cast down wit...
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_As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after
Thee, O God._
THE KORACHITE PSALMS
The second book of the Psalter, characterized by the use of the Divine
name “Elohim” instead...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 42:6 The second stanza sharpens the description
of the singer’s situation. He is in THE LAND OF JORDAN AND OF
HERMON, far from the sanctuary in Jerusalem. He knows that God is not...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_: “To the Chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of
Korah.” Maschil, an instruction, a didactic poem.
“The sons of Korah,” descendants of Korah, were an important
company...
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EXPOSITION
THIS psalm, committed (like so many others) to the precentor, or.
chief musician, for its musical setting, is entitled "Maschil of the
sous of Korah"—_i.e._ an "instruction," or didactic ps...
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So we enter now into Psalms 42:1-11 into the second book of the
psalms.
And as a hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after
thee, O God (Psalms 42:1).
Jesus said, "Blessed are they...
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2 Samuel 17:22; 2 Samuel 17:27; Deuteronomy 3:8; Deuteronomy 3:9;...