Psalm 42. Song of Confidence.

Song of Confidence April 11 2021 NIV Psalm 42 page 1 Psalm 42 -- For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One[d] with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng. 5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. 1 Psalm 42 page 2 Psalm 42 -- For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar. 7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. 8 By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life. 9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?” 10 My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 6 Psalm 42 page 3 Psalm 42 -- For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. 11 Psalm 42 page 4 Hea d Han d Hea rt Psalm 42 page 5 Hea d Han d Hea rt Psalm 42 page 6 Overview: Psalms Source: Bible Project Psalm 42 page 7 Psalm 150 Structural overview 1 Psalms=A new Torah about prayer Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Psalm 3-41 Psalm 42-72 Psalm 73-89 Psalm 90-106 Psalm 107-145 146 Hallelu-Yah 147 Hallelu-Yah 148 Hallelu-Yah 149 Hallelu-Yah 150 2 Poetic reflection. Blessed are those who take refuge in the King Hallelu-Yah Genes is Exodu s Lev. Num. Deut. May the LORD GOD of Israel be blessed forever, Amen and Amen Source: Peninsula Bible Church, The Bible Project Psalm 42 page 8 Psalm 42 -- For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One[d] with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng. 5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. 1 Lament Hope Psalm 42 page 9 Psalm 42 -- For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar. 7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. 8 By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life. 9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?” 10 My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 6 Lament Hope Lament Psalm 42 page 10 Psalm 42 -- For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. 11 Hope Psalm 42 page 11 Psalm 43 Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked. 2 You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy? 3 Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. 4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. 1 Lament Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. 5 Hope Psalm 42 page 12 Hea d Han d Hea rt Psalm 42 page 13 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. {Psa 42:5, 42:11, 43:5} Psalm 42 page 14 Do you talk to yourself? Psalm 42 page 15 Psalm 42 page 16 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. {Psa 42:5, 42:11, 43:5} Psalm 42 page 17 Psalm 42 page 18 Lament Hope Psalm 42 page 19 Jesus the living water Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” 13 -John 4:13 Psalm 42 page 20 Hea d Han d Hea rt Psalm 42 page 21 What to do when you’re down… Psalm 42 page 22 1 3 If your depression stems from overwhelming circumstances, think biblically about those circumstances. Seek God Himself, not just relief. 4 Recognize it and begin to confront yourself as to why you’re depressed. 2 What to do when you’re down… Seek fellow Christian help Psalm 42 page 23 Song in the Heart 5:19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord - Ephesians 5:19 Psalm 42 page 24 Fill my Cup, Lord Like the woman at the well I was seeking For things that could not satisfy; And then I heard my Savior speaking: “Draw from My well that never shall run dry.” Fill my cup Lord, I lift it up Lord, Come and quench this thirsting of my soul, Bread of heaven, feed me ‘til I want no more, Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole! -- Richard Blanchard Psalm 42 page 25 Questions to ponder  How much have we experienced this thirsting like the deer panting for the water brooks? Or have we become desensitized, callused, and so unable to recognize the symptoms of seeking to quench our thirst at the wrong fountains?  To what degree has this reality, the reality of the barrenness of the details of life and the inability of other things to quench our thirst and give real satisfaction to our souls, truly affected us so that it has begun to change our values, priorities, and pursuits that we might, like Hagar, have our eyes opened to see the well that God has provided and go there to fill our skin with the water of His life? Psalm 42 page 26