PSALM 51:1-2. What abyss is this that calls, and to what other abyss? So ends the first of the psalms; but obviously it is no real ending, for the victory over fear is not won, and longing has not become blessed. And He may give us them back if they no longer get in the way of allowing Him to meet our desires.) It was God whom he addressed, who remembered him from the land of Jordan and Hermon. 1-10 and (2) vv. Edited by Philip Schaff. aye, let them say it! This is a holiday of such a kind, as neither to be opened by any dawn, nor terminated by any evening. I think an abyss may not unreasonably be understood of man, of whom it is said elsewhere, Man shall come to a deep heart, and God shall be exalted. I seek my God in every corporeal nature, terrestrial or celestial, and find Him not: I seek His Substance in my own soul, and I find it not, yet still I have thought on these things, and wishing to see the invisible things of my God, being understood by the things made, Romans1:20 I have poured forth my soul above myself, and there remains no longer any being for me to attain to, save my God. That's what he's seeking - jubilant hope. The Jordan Valley is quite wide north of this sea and the mountains of Hermon rise up to the east from it. Now Korah may have been, as indeed he was, a certain definite person; and have had sons, who might be called the sons of Korah; let us however search for the secret of which this is the sacrament, that this name may bring to light the mystery with which it is pregnant. Thus is it wisdom is learned, and thus faith, when man calls to man. And because he so remembers with humility, he shall earn his exaltation to fruition, for he is not exalted in himself, who glories in the Lord. The separation, however, is old, since it is found in the LXX. John 4:14). Again, verse 8: By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. This is not a song of jubilant hope. It has been much disputed whether its proper signification is active (one who shows lovingkindness) or passive (one who receives it). When I have laughed at the stone, and he who pointed to it has been put to the blush, he raises his eyes from the stone, looks up to heaven, and perhaps says, pointing his finger to the Sun, Behold there my God! 10. Whilst therefore it is summer, while it is well with you, while you are in tranquillity, hear the word of the Lord. It suggests that the psalmists faith will bridge over the interval between himself and the sanctuary: I can send my thoughts to Thee from the distant frontier" (in loc.). Here goes. He needed to continue to hope in God until then. When tribulation shall actually come, He will not leave you destitute of His help; He will show you that which He commended to you in the daytime is true. For what is there more profound than that abyss? "Korah, Asaph, Heman, and Ethan are all associated with the service and music of the sanctuary in Davids reign. But the curb has not been applied quite in vain, for throughout the succeeding verses there is a striking alternation of despondency and hope. Would you have me not disquiet you, panting as I am after what is good, thirsting and labouring as I am for it? And it was in the sanctuary of God that he understood this, and understood of the last things.For he tells us of his progress, and of his guidance there; as if we had been saying, You are admiring the tabernacle here on earth; how came you to the sanctuary of the house of God? Why, when already longing for those things, have I been cast down to these, by the weight and burden of my iniquity? For that hart that made tears its bread day and night, borne along by longing to the water-brooks (that is, to the spiritual delights of God), pouring forth his soul above himself, that he may attain to what is above his own soul, walking towards the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God, and led on by the sweetness of that inward spiritual sound to feel contempt for all outward things, and be borne on to things spiritual, is but a mortal man still; is still groaning here, still bearing about the frailty of flesh, still in peril in the midst of the offenses Matthew18:7 of this world. A Primer on Prayer - Psalm 28. Last week's psalm was an unusually long one for the Psalm of Ascents, but this week we are back to a short psalm. My God is the saving health of my countenance. Take all the parts of a sermon and put them together into a whole, and that whole is the central idea-the big idea-in the sermon. It would be good if all of us were so composed and careful in the expression of our discouragements that we never said anything amiss. For he said not, My tears became my drink, lest he should seem to have longed for them, as for the water-brooks: but, still retaining that thirst wherewith I burn, and by which I am hurried away towards the water-brooks, My tears became my meat, while I am not yet there. He called his book The Souls Conflict with Itself, because in Psalm 42:5 thats exactly what you have; the soul arguing with itself, preaching to itself. Look at programs man has instituted to build the churches. The same construction is found in Book 1 in Psalms 25:1-22; Psalms 26:1-12; Psalms 27:1-14; Psalms 28:1-9; Psalms 35:1-28; Psalms 37:1-40 where it is obviously the designation of authorship, and it is naturally taken to have the same force in these Korachite psalms. He compared the noise of the waves to his troubles, that he personified as calling to one another to come and overwhelm him. Thus tremulous, timid, mobile, it is beautifully compared to a hind. Psalm 41:10. The psalmist's longing for God 42:1-5 The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. Can put forward good arguments for not believing in water or having any desire for it. Sustaining Peace - John 14:27; 16:33 A. God's peace is distinct - 14:27 B. God's peace sustains in troubles and fear - 14:27 C. God's peace is only in Christ (Authoritative peace . PROPOSITION: To study the story of the rich man and Lazarus and notice: 1) The characters, 2) The circumstances, 3) The cries of the rich man, 4) The conclusions of the story. Sharing the love of God with the English speaking community of Calpe, SELECTED PSALMS FOR SUMMER So, the psalmist affirms Gods sovereign love for him in and through all the troubles. Neither abstractions nor dead things can still its cravings. This is not so yet, because the salvation which is promised, is not as yet in being; but it is in hope that I confess unto God, and say, My God is the saving health of my countenance. What is meant by like the hart? A quick reading of this Psalm suggests there are two divisions: (1) vv. The serpents are your vices, destroy the serpents of iniquity; then will you long yet more for the Fountain of Truth. That I may behold (he says) the beauty of the Lord. They retained the former office in the second Temple. 2 16 How to Prepare an Expository Sermon on [April, HOW TO PREPARE AN EXPOSITORY SERMON ON PSALMS XLII. But yet, Why have You forgotten me? But, considering that lovingkindness is in the Psalter mainly a Divine attribute, and that, when a human excellence, it is regarded as derived from and being the echo of experienced Divine mercy, it is best to take the passive meaning as the principal, though sometimes, as unmistakably here, the active is more suitable. Verses 1-11 II. I will be preaching on Psalm 6 to the saints and friends of the Bethany Baptist Church in Bellflower, Southeast LA, California, this Sunday, April 26, 2020, Lord-willing. I hope it speaks for you in this time of remembering. Here, when men keep festival simply for their own indulgence, it is their custom to place musical instruments, or to station a chorus of singers, before their houses, or any kind of music that serves and allures to wantonness. God was not providing for his needs just then. For I am alarmed by the Apostle's saying, Let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall. Rather than drinking from God, he had to drink the water of his own tears. This is not simply engaging in nostalgia. It is better therefore to translate "hind" than "hart." Psalm 42 - "The Yearning of the Exiled, Despairing Soul for Fellowship in God's Presence" Psalm 43 - "The Psalmist's Plea to Rescue Him from Exile and Take Him to Jerusalem to Worship" (Psalm 42 and Psalm 43 are one psalm in the Hebrew text, although the numbering system remains the same.) Since no reason for the variation is discernible, and the proposed slight change of text improves construction and restores uniformity, it is probably to be adopted. For it is there is the house of my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Deep calls to deep with the voice of Your water-spouts, in that Thou threatenest, You say, that there is another condemnation in store even after those sufferings. He states the very words of that confession; he repeats the grounds on which he fortifies his hope. Thats why a singable psalter is good to keep around or a hymnbook with the whole array of emotions. What I am saying, that as the hart pants after the water-brooks, so longs my soul after You, O God, means this, My soul is thirsty for the living God. Psalm 42:2. The shifting of the initial word of Psalms 42:6 to the end of Psalms 42:5, and the substitution of My for His, bring the three refrains into line, and avoid the harsh expression "help of His countenance." Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads. [Note: See Swindoll, pp. Perhaps there was something in there for you too. When disturbing things happen, when troubling words are said, when certain letters contain ugly words or extremely critical comments are read, the churning starts. It is God who justifies. 334.]. Many ingenious attempts have been made to explain the name either as symbolical or as a common noun, and not a proper name, but these need not be dealt with here. In the house of God there is a never-ending festival: for there it is not an occasion celebrated once, and then to pass away. 8. Run to the fountain; long for the fountain; but do it not anyhow, be not satisfied with running like any ordinary animal; run thou like the hart. The Point Of Psalms 34 Without it we die. THE second book of the Psalter is characterised by the use of the Divine name "Elohim" instead of "Jehovah." Servanthood What does it mean to be a servant of Christ. 2. The writer remembered with great delight the times when he found spiritual refreshment at the sanctuary in Jerusalem, but he was not able to return there yet. Colossians1:24 Such longing indeed is not found in all who enter the Church: let all however who have tasted the sweetness of the Lord, and who own in Christ that for which they have a relish, think that they are not the only ones; but that there are such seeds scattered throughout the field of the Lord, this whole earth: and that there is a certain Christian unity, whose voice thus speaks, Like as the hart desires the water-brooks, so longs my soul after You, O God. In building the Lord's house. For there is a depth, a profound, the bottom of which cannot be reached by sounding. Therefore we are warned to be like the ant. Verse 8: By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. In verses 5 and 11, he calls God my salvation [or Savior] and my God. And even though he says it looks as if God has forgotten him, he never stops believing in the absolute sovereignty of God over all his adversity. So once more the wave of emotion rolls over the psalmist, but with a new aspect which makes all the difference. he says, In the voice of joy and praise; the sound of keeping holiday. But inasmuch as You sit at liberty, I have thus spoken unto my soul. We will be looking at this Psalm in three parts over the next three weeks. And it is principally in the temptations of the Church they say this, Where is your God? A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for you, how will He not also with Him graciously give you all things? In his prayer, he would also ask God the reason for his continuing physical and emotional distress. As water from a brook sustains a deer physically, so God Himself sustains people spiritually (cf. Update: Here is my sermon on Psalm 6 (video and manuscript) "Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other" ( Psalm 85:10 ). Lecture 1: Expository Preaching of the Psalms - Dr. Steven Lawson The Master's Seminary 104K subscribers Subscribe 598 Share Save 45K views 10 years ago TMS Archives: Expository Preaching. the heights of Hermon from Mount Mizar. They who trouble me cast me in the teeth. Whither then shall I go from Your presence? Psalm 41:11. she must be up to something. It is the prerogative of faith to make pictures drawn by memory pale beside those painted by hope. Again the psalmist encouraged himself with the rhetorical refrain (cf. It is likely that he wrote these four as well, even though they do not bear his name (cf. To the contrary, it is uncomforted, miserable and unsatisfied. The region intended seems to be "the northeastern corner of Palestine, near the lower slopes of Hermons" (Cheyne. And when these are heard, what do we passers by say? Why go I mourning, while mine enemy troubles me, while he breaks my bones? Charles Spurgeon calls the first part a hymn and the second a sermon. Devil" I've got it I've stolen his JOY" (4.) Learnt to live with disappointment and disillusionment., DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEER: 4 Esther 2:19-3:6 - Doing Good But Getting Punished. What sacrifice of a troubled spirit I have within, hear. In Praise Of The King And His City (Audio) Download File. settled. Sorrow is shot with trust. Deep calls to deep with the voice of Your water-spouts. This psalm is the fourth and last psalm in the Psalms of Ascent that is attributed to King David. Esther 5 - Mission Impossible. Psalms 42:5). That is the worlds way with the calamities of a devout man, whose humble cry, "My God," it resents as presumption or hypocrisy. God Our Refuge And Strength (Audio) Download File. Verse 4: These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival.. 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