Title: Longing for God / Psalm 42
Content: Longing for God
Psalm 42
1. Desire for the Living God (1-5)
To show the poet's heart that longs for God more deeply by leaving the temple far away
have.
① God, the source of spiritual life (1,2)
As a deer seeks a stream, so my soul longs for you.
My soul longs for a living God - I hope and wait for that day
is going The thirsty deer's thirst for water must be the image of the saint toward God.
do. To be thirsty to find means to 'cry and seek'
The thirst is precisely because he is the source of life.
② Disappointment due to the ridicule of enemies (3, 4)
My tears fall day and night because of the ridicule of the enemy about where is your God
was eaten. And then I remember the things of the past when I praised and worshiped God.
It hurts my heart even more. That is why it is in a state of despair.
③ Longing for God (5)
how are you disappointed
how are you worried
Look to God. - God will help you. Despair will be turned into praise.
2. Praise for overcoming discouragement (6-11)
① Depression due to disaster (6, 7)
David is praying for his discouragement.
② Prayer for salvation (8)
By day the LORD is merciful,
That hymn is mine at night
I will pray to the God of life
③ Recalling the ridicule of the enemy (9,10)
Why have you forgotten me?
Why do you go about mourning because of the oppression of your enemies?
My adversary says where is your God.
④ Longing for God (11)
hope my god
I will praise my God who helps my face.