Surely they might have left the mourner alone; he could weep no more than he did - it was a supererogation of malice to pump more tears from a heart which already overflowed. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. and it is not likely that either all or divers of them did join in the inditing of this and the following Psalms so called. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Perhaps he alludes to the removal of the ark and to the glorious gatherings of the tribes on that grand national holy day and holiday. When a man comes to tears, constant tears, plenteous tears, tears that fill his cup and trencher, he is in earnest indeed. Why does a hart “pant” at the bank of … "For God." After his God, his Elohim (his God to be worshipped, who had entered into covenant with him), he pined even as the drooping flowers for the dew, or the moaning turtle for her mate. And therefore it seems more probable that David penned this, as it is confessed he did some other Psalms which have not his name in the title. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." See how pathetically he questions as to the prospect of his again uniting in the joyous gathering! Far away from such goodly company the holy man pictures the sacred scene and dwells upon the details of the pious march. Dear reader, dost thou know what this is, by personally having felt the same? Colossians 68. so Kimchi. So sensible am I of want; so much does my soul need something that can satisfy its desires. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so my soul panteth after thee, O God. His enemies reproach him, Psalm 42:10. "For the living God." As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. "For I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God." - As the hart panteth after the water-brooks. When a man comes to tears, constant tears, plenteous tears, tears that fill his cup and trencher, he is in earnest indeed. - Webster's Bible As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God. His tears since they were shed because God was blasphemed, were "honourable dew," drops of holy water, such as Jehovah putteth into his bottle. These are so timid, so gentle, so delicate in their structure, so much the natural objects of love and compassion, that our feelings are drawn toward them as to all other animals in similar circumstances. איל is a common noun, comp. When it is as natural for us to long for God as for an animal to thirst, it is well with our souls, however painful our feelings. 4. "My soul." As the hart panteth after the water brooks - The hart is not only fond of feeding near some water for the benefit of drinking, "but when he is hard hunted, and nearly spent, he will take to some river or brook, in which," says Tuberville, "he will keep as long as his breath will suffer him. "While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?" Display Title: As the hart panteth after the water brooks First Line: As the hart panteth after the water brooks Tune Title: [As the hart panteth after the water brooks] (Camidge) Scripture: Psalm 42; Psalm 43 Date: 1936 Subject: Prose Psalms | The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #708b. (d) Lexic. This parallels what David says in Psalm 63: Just like in Psalm 63, Psalm 42 has a problem. My tears have been my meat day ... As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. As the hart (deer) panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. The wicked know that our worst misfortune would be to lose God's favour, hence their diabolical malice leads them-to declare that such is the case. (a) As a treasure to be kept by them, who were of the number of the Levites. The following engraving will help us more to appreciate the comparison employed by the psalmist. As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God. Psalm 42 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. 4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. They are still found in Palestine (Tristram, ' Land of Israel,' pp. As the big tears stand in the stag's eyes in her distress, so did the salt drops glitter in the eyes of David. By David, when he was banished from the house of God, either by Saulâs tyranny, or by Absalomâs rebellion; or, 2. It is the idea of looking for, longing for, desiring, that is expressed there. It cut the good man to the bone to have the faithfulness of his God impugned. "As the hart panteth after the waterbrooks, so panteth my soul after thee, 0 God." singers in the house of God; of whom see 1 Chronicles 6:33 9:19 26:1. Perhaps he alludes to the removal of the ark and to the glorious gatherings of the tribes on that grand national holy day and holiday. hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. this is no questionable mark of grace. Stags and hinds need abundant water, especially in hot countries, and, in time of drought, may be said, with a slight poetical licence, to "pant," or "cry" (Joel 1:20) for it. Verse one: “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God.” Verse two: “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?” Notice what both verses have in common: thirst. There is no desire of the soul more intense than that which the pious heart has for God; there is no want more deeply felt than that which is experienced when one who loves God is cut off by any cause from communion with him. As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God. (d) Lexic. He who loves the Lord loves also the assemblies wherein his name is adored. : ב כְּאַיָּל, תַּעֲרֹג עַל-אֲפִיקֵי-מָיִם-- כֵּן נַפְשִׁי תַעֲרֹג אֵלֶיךָ אֱלֹהִים. A dead God is a mere mockery; we loathe such a monstrous deity; but the ever-living God, the perennial fountain of life and light and love, is our soul's desire. "My tears have been my meat day and night." "With the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday." Giro him his God and he is as content as the poor deer which at length slakes its thirst and is perfectly happy; but deny him his Lord, and his heart heaves, his bosom palpitates, his whole frame is convulsed, like one who gasps for breath, or pants with long running. By the sons of Korah, in the time of the captivity of Babylon; whence some read the words of the title of this Psalm, Maschil of the sons of Korah. Ease he did not seek, honour he did not covet, but the enjoyment of communion with God was an urgent need of his soul; he viewed it not merely as the sweetest of all luxuries, but as an absolute necessity, like water to a stag. Nothing could more beautifully or appropriately describe the earnest longing of a soul after God, in the circumstances of the psalmist, than this image. There is no desire of the soul more intense than that which the pious heart has for God; there is no want more deeply felt than that which is experienced when one who loves God is cut off by any cause from communion with him. Which is more than hungering; hunger you can palliate, but thirst is awful, insatiable, clamorous, deadly. We sympathize with them; we pity them; we love them; we feel deeply for them when they are pursued, when they fly away in fear, when they are in want. And pray with David, acknowledging his power, I am weakened and sore broken, I roar for the grief of mine heart, mine heart panteth, &c. Psalm xxxviii. Perhaps it was well for him that the heart could open the safety valves; there is a dry grief far more terrible than showery sorrows. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Surely they might have left the mourner alone; he could weep no more than he did - it was a supererogation of malice to pump more tears from a heart which already overflowed. As The Deer Lyrics: As the deer panteth for the water / So my soul longs after You / You alone are my hearts desire / And I long to worship You / You alone are my strength, my shield / To You alone See how pathetically he questions as to the prospect of his again uniting in the joyous gathering! Psalm 42 1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. No, he wants God’s very presence. Panting is how some animals cool when overheated. "With the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday." As the hart brays so his soul prays. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.” David cannot satisfy his thirst because he is separated from God. A single hart may weigh as much as three They had better have thrust needles into his eyes than have darted insinuations against his God. Vain are all pretences to religion where the outward means of grace have no attraction. but he is one certain and single person. His faith in God, Psalm 42:11. How he repeats and reiterates his desire! Verse 1. As the hart (deer) panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Shimei may here be alluded to who after this fashion mocked David as he fled from Absalom. It were well if all our resortings to public worship were viewed as appearances before God, it would then be a sure mark of grace to delight in them. Like the parched traveller in the wilderness, whose skin bottle is empty, and who finds the wells dry, he must drink or die - he must have his God or faint. He roundly asserted that David was a bloody man, and that God was punishing him for supplanting Saul and his house; his wish was father to his thought. As the hart panteth after the water brooks - The hart is not only fond of feeding near some water for the benefit of drinking, "but when he is hard hunted, and nearly spent, he will take to some river or brook, in which," says Tuberville, "he will keep as long as his breath will suffer him. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come. As he says, “When shall I come and appear before God?” (vs. 2b). Neither the idea of panting nor braying seems to be in the original word. O to have the most intense craving after the highest good! this is no questionable mark of grace. This course of thought is repeated with some variety of detail, but closing with the same refrain. (b) By these comparisons of the thirst and panting, he shows his fervent desire to serve God in his temple. We do not know the exact re… After his God, his Elohim (his God to be worshipped, who had entered into covenant with him), he pined even as the drooping flowers for the dew, or the moaning turtle for her mate. O to have the most intense craving after the highest good! as not being named in the title. Who were an eminent order of. 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? Neither the idea of panting nor braying seems to be in the original word. Yet why let reflections so gloomy engross us, since the result is of no value: merely to turn the soul on itself, to empty it from itself into itself is useless, how much better to pour out the heart before the Lord! "When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me." The wicked know that our worst misfortune would be to lose God's favour, hence their diabolical malice leads them-to declare that such is the case. Understand the meaning of Psalms 42:1 using all available Bible versions and commentary. Like the parched traveller in the wilderness, whose skin bottle is empty, and who finds the wells dry, he must drink or die - he must have his God or faint. My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? "My soul." When we hear those famous opening lines, it is important to notice that David does not only thirst for a feeling or some sort of emotional comfort. How changed his present place! Gently proceeding with holy ease, in comely procession, with frequent strains of song, he and the people of Jehovah had marched in reverent ranks up to the shrine of sacrifice, the dear abode of peace and holiness. His tears since they were shed because God was blasphemed, were "honourable dew," drops of holy water, such as Jehovah putteth into his bottle. Nothing could more beautifully or appropriately describe the earnest longing of a soul after God, in the circumstances of the psalmist, than this image. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. A dead God is a mere mockery; we loathe such a monstrous deity; but the ever-living God, the perennial fountain of life and light and love, is our soul's desire. א לַמְנַצֵּחַ, מַשְׂכִּיל לִבְנֵי-קֹרַח. As after a long drought the poor fainting hind longs for the streams, or rather as the hunted hart instinctively seeks after the river to lave its smoking flanks and to escape the dogs, even so my weary, persecuted soul pants after the Lord my God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Debarred from public worship, David was heartsick. The following engraving will help us more to appreciate the comparison employed by the psalmist. The hart is naturally hot and thirsty. Salt meats, but healthful to the soul. 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? All my nature, my inmost self. 418, 447), though rather scarce. As a hart which pants after the water-brooks, so pants my soul after thee, O God. "For I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God." Gently proceeding with holy ease, in comely procession, with frequent strains of song, he and the people of Jehovah had marched in reverent ranks up to the shrine of sacrifice, the dear abode of peace and holiness. The question is always there. Nor is there any one Psalm where the author is named. We may learn from this verse that the eagerness of our desires may be pleaded with God, and the more so, because there are special promises for the importunate and fervent. l. 4. c. 11. Glory be to God, they lie in their throats, for our God is in the heavens, ay, and in the furnace too, succouring his people. For Zion, a wilderness. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? "As the hart panteth after the waterbrooks, so panteth my soul after thee, 0 God." As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. When he harped upon his woes his heart melted into water and was poured out upon itself. His appetite was gone, his tears not only seasoned his meat, but became his only meat, he had no mind for other diet. Pentaglott. 2. It is a sweet bitterness. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: 'When shall I come and appear before God?' Animal. He who loves the Lord loves also the assemblies wherein his name is adored. Not merely for the temple and the ordinances, but for fellowship with God himself. How he repeats and reiterates his desire! After reading the verse I began to sing its message, right off the page. Maschil—(See on [587]Ps 32:1, title). 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