Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 42:2
Thirsteth — Not after vain useless idols, but after the only true and living God. Appear — In the place of his special presence and publick worship.
Thirsteth — Not after vain useless idols, but after the only true and living God. Appear — In the place of his special presence and publick worship.
Verse Psalms 42:2. _WHEN SHALL I COME_] When, when shall I have the privilege of appearing in his courts _before God_? In the mouth of a _Christian_ these words would import: "_When_ shall I see my h...
MY SOUL THIRSTETH FOR GOD - That is, as the hind thirsts for the running stream. FOR THE LIVING GOD - God, not merely as God, without anything more definitely specified, but God considered as living,...
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...
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...
GOD. Hebrew El. App-4. Because "the living", in contrast with idols. WHEN SHALL. COME, &C. Figures of speech _Interjectio, Erotesis,_ and _Apostrophe._ App-6. APPEAR BEFORE GOD. see the face of God....
The yearning of the Psalmist's soul for communion with God....
_thirsteth_ Cp. Psalms 63:1; Amos 8:11-13. God, who is _the living God_, in contrast to dead impotent idols, is "the fountain of living waters" (Jeremiah 2:13;...
DISCOURSE: 572 DAVID’S DESIRE AFFER GOD Psalms 42:1. _As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I com...
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...
_MY SOUL THIRSTETH FOR GOD, FOR THE LIVING GOD: WHEN SHALL I COME AND APPEAR BEFORE GOD?_ My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God. It is not a mere dead idol I thirst for, but the God who has l...
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...
APPEAR BEFORE GOD] in the Temple at Jerusalem. 4. Read, 'These things would I remember as I pour out my soul within me.' AV and RV suggest that the Psalmist's memories of better days add to his sorrow...
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...
THIRSTETH. — The metaphor occurs exactly in the same form (Psalms 63:1), and only calls for notice since “God” Himself is here made the subject of the thirst, instead of righteousness, or knowledge, o...
_[Psalms 42:3]_ צָמְאָ֬ה נַפְשִׁ֨י ׀ לֵ אלֹהִים֮ לְ...
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;...
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...
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...
_Me. Without thy assistance, I can do nothing. My enemies seem too strong, while thou appearest to disregard my prayer. (Worthington)_...
The Psalm opens with the view of a soul panting after enjoyment and communion with God in Christ. And the most lively images are made use of to denote the insatiable thirst, and vehement desires of a...
The second verse illustrates more clearly what I have already said, that David does not simply speak of the presence of God, but of the presence of God in connection with certain symbols; for he sets...
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...
MY SOUL THIRSTETH FOR GOD, FOR THE LIVING GOD,.... Who is so called, in opposition to the idols of the Gentiles, which were lifeless statues; and who is the author, giver, and maintainer of natural li...
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Ver. 2. _My soul thirsteth for God_] More than ever it did once for the water of the well of Bethlehem; and tha...
_As the hart panteth_ תערג, _tagnarog, brayeth:_ “The word is strong, and expresses that eagerness and fervency of desire, which extreme thirst may be supposed to raise in an animal almost spent in it...
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...
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God, the Source of all true life, who alone is able to restore the soul which finds itself in the depths of persecution, misery, and sorrow on account of sin....
1-5 The psalmist looked to the Lord as his chief good, and set his heart upon him accordingly; casting anchor thus at first, he rides out the storm. A gracious soul can take little satisfaction in Go...
Thirst is more vehement than hunger, and more impatient of dissatisfaction. FOR THE LIVING GOD: this he mentions as a just cause of his thirst. He did not thirst after vain, useless idols, but after t...
Psalms 42:2 soul H5315 thirsts H6770 (H8804) God H430 living H2416 God H410 come H935 (H8799) appear...
‘As the hind pants after the water brooks, So pants my soul after you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God: When shall I come and see the face of God?' He commences by describing the...
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...
Psalms 42:2 I. When the Psalmist says, "My soul is athirst," he certainly describes no rare or peculiar state of feeling. The thirst of the soul is as generic as the thirst of the body. II. The Psalm...
Psalms 42:1 I. The Christian must often share feelings such as these. The iron fetters of his oppressors namely, the sins which are ever besetting him are sore and heavy. These fearful foes which he b...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?_ THIRST SATISFIED Let us, that we may realize this thirst of the soul, dwell upon the contrast. There are at...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
1 Thessalonians 1:9; Jeremiah 10:10; Jeremiah 2:13; Job 23:3; John 5:2