Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Psalms 42:5
Why art thou cast down, &c.— Bishop Hare, Mr. Mudge, &c. &c. concur in reading this period in the same manner as the last periods of this and the next Psalm are read.
Why art thou cast down, &c.— Bishop Hare, Mr. Mudge, &c. &c. concur in reading this period in the same manner as the last periods of this and the next Psalm are read.
Verse Psalms 42:5. _WHY ART THOU CAST DOWN, O MY SOUL?_] Bad as the times are, desolate as Jerusalem is, insulting as are our enemies, hopeless as in the sight of man our condition may be, yet there i...
WHY ART THOU CAST DOWN, O MY SOUL? - Margin, bowed down. The Hebrew word means to bow down, to incline oneself; then, usually, to prostrate oneself as in public worship; and then, to sink down under t...
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...
WHY... ? Figure of speech Cycloides. The question repeated in Psalms 42:11 and Psalms 43:5. See the Structure, above. AND WHY... ? This second "why" is in the text of some codices, with Septuagint, Sy...
In this refrain the truer -self" chides the weaker -soul," the emotional nature, for its despondency and complaint. _cast down_ Bowed down as a mourner. Cp. Psalms 35:14; Psalms 38:6. The resemblanc...
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...
_WHY ART THOU CAST DOWN, O MY SOUL? AND WHY ART THOU DISQUIETED IN ME? HOPE THOU IN GOD: FOR I SHALL YET PRAISE HIM FOR THE HELP OF HIS COUNTENANCE._ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art th...
42:5 praise (b-20) Or 'thank.' so ver. 11; Psalms 43:4 ,Psalms 43:5 ; Psalms 44:8 . health (c-24) Lit. 'salvations;' and so ver. 11; Psalms 43:5...
_FOR_ THE HELP OF HIS COUNTENANCE] We should probably read, 'who is the health of my countenance and my God,' as in Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5....
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...
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...
WHY ART THOU. — The refrain here breaks in on the song like a sigh, the spirit of dejection struggling against the spirit of faith. CAST DOWN. — Better, as in margin, _bowed down,_ and in the origina...
_[Psalms 42:6]_ מַה ־תִּשְׁתֹּ֬וחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וַ תֶּהֱמִ֪י...
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...
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and [why] art thou disquieted in me? (e) hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance. (e) Though he sustained grievous assaults o...
_My God. This word is singular; but the former "Elohim," is plural, to intimate one God in three persons. (Worthington) --- Harp. Hebrew cinnor, which Symmachus renders, "the psaltery." The sons of Co...
The holy mourner seems to have found strength from having given vent to his full soul, and therefore expostulates with himself and his unbelief. What! shall I despond, shall I be cast down, who have f...
5_O my soul! why art thou cast down? _From this it appears that David contended strongly against his sorrow, lest he should yield to temptation: but what we ought chiefly to observe is, that he had ex...
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...
WHY ART THOU CAST DOWN, O MY SOUL?.... The psalmist corrects himself, as being too much depressed in spirit with his present circumstances, and expostulates with himself; adding, AND [WHY] ART THOU D...
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and [why] art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance. Ver. 5. _Why art thou cast down, O my soul?_] H...
_Why art thou cast down, O my soul_ With excessive sorrow and despair. _Why art thou disquieted within me?_ Is there any cause that anxiety of mind should put thee into a state of such perturbation, a...
Why art thou cast down, bowed to the ground, O MY SOUL, AND WHY ART THOU DISQUIETED, full of unrest and despondency, IN ME? No matter, however, what the affliction may be, there is one certain comfort...
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...
CAST DOWN: _ Heb._ bowed down PRAISE: Or, give thanks FOR THE HELP OF HIS COUNTENANCE: Or, his presence is salvation...
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...
WHY ART THOU CAST DOWN with excessive sorrow and despair? FOR THE HELP OF HIS COUNTENANCE, Heb. _for the salvations of his face_, i.e. for those supports, deliverances, and comforts which I doubt not...
Psalms 42:5 down H7817 (H8709) soul H5315 disquieted H1993 (H8799) Hope H3176 (H8685) God H430 praise...
‘Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope you in God, For I will yet praise him For the help of his countenance. And so he rebukes himself and speaks to his inn...
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...
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...
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...
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._ «As the hart panteth» or «brayeth.» And if such be your soul's panting after God, you shall have what...
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...
_Why art thou cast down, O my soul?_ and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God. A PRESCRIPTION FOR A DOWNCAST SOUL I. Inquiry. “Why art thou cast down?” Many a man is in great spiritual da...
_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...
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 Samuel 30:6; Hebrews 10:36; Hebrews 10:37; Isaiah 50:10; Job 13:15;
For — Heb. for the salvations of his face, for those supports, deliverances and comforts which I doubt not I shall enjoy both in his presence and sanctuary, and from his presence, and the light of his...