PSALMS PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 42:1. While each of these psalms can be taken separately, Psalms 42:1 go well together as a song with three stanzas: they share a refrain (Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5); Psalms 43:2 is almost the same as Psalms 42:9 [ Continue Reading ]
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 literally absent (v. Psalms 42:6), but he also feels that the sanctuary is where he meets God most... [ Continue Reading ]