for I offer my soul up to You. Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. [for Gods saving intervention]. And then his thinking and mindset start to shift from his problems and his depression to the desirability of God. That is not in view anymore. Youre mine.When youre in over your head, Ill be there with you. Youve been plenty generous with themand Im fed up. . The peace and joy that comes from trusting and praising God will help our face. The way to the altar is opened by the sending out of light and truth from God. (Morgan) When we follow the light and truth of the LORD, it will lead us to His altar the cross where Jesus was given as a sacrifice for our sins. Lets listen to the words of St. Paul again, beginning a couple of verses earlier than you have in your missals: This wouldnt be a sacrifice of atonement for sin, but for gratitude and celebration of fellowship with God. The Old Testament The practice of separating the psalms may well have begun with the Greek translation and reflect a distinction between prayers of complaint and of petition. Soreness? Yes. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? The Story of Psalms 42 and 43 We think that these two psalms started as one psalm. The ultimate battle is: Will God be his exceeding joy? I told it all,let the congregation know the whole story. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Psalms 43:3. Verse 1: Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me! What makes his situation painful is that he has enemies, and they are oppressing him. But if one trouble follow hard after another, if all seem to combine for our ruin, let us remember they are all appointed and overruled by the Lord. He lifted me out of the ditch, pulled me from deep mud. "There I will go to the altar of God, WHATEVER THE EMOTIONAL CONDITION
11-12Now God, dont hold out on me,dont hold back your passion.Your love and truthare all that keeps me together.When troubles ganged up on me,a mob of sins past counting,I was so swamped by guiltI couldnt see my way clear.More guilt in my heart than hair on my head,so heavy the guilt that my heart gave out. Let them lead me; a. i. Im not saying its a good thing, or that we should have this experience. The psalmist is depressed because his own people not some foreign entity are oppressing him. When we are apart now for these next five months, would you do this, dear Bethlehem?
3-4Give me your lantern and compass,give me a map,So I can find my way to the sacred mountain,to the place of your presence,To enter the place of worship,meet my exuberant God,Sing my thanks with a harp,magnificent God, my God. B. the God who made you in the first place, Jacob. Im a mess. And me? Prophets Introduction - Wed night format; opportunity to study together from our homes-- Re: Invite someone else to join in - not an exclusive study for "just LFC" - Psalms are songs of praise and words of encouragement/warning-- They are also written to give us guidance and encouragement to live for God 16-17But all who are hunting for youoh, let them sing and be happy.Let those who know what youre all abouttell the world youre great and not quitting.And me? Nothing is more important in your mind than preaching the gospel to yourself. 6-8When my soul is in the dumps, I rehearseeverything I know of you,From Jordan depths to Hermon heights,including Mount Mizar.Chaos calls to chaos,to the tune of whitewater rapids.Your breaking surf, your thundering breakerscrash and crush me.Then God promises to love me all day,sing songs all through the night! 401-3I waited and waited and waited for God. Why did you walk out on me? 11Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Poetical Books New Testament General Epistles thy favour, or the light of thy countenance, and the truth of thy promises made to me. (Poole), b. Start your free trial today! Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Start for FREE. The Message (MSG). From verse 14 it reference me to ISAIAH 43:2. Psalm 107:43 (NLT) Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD . The Message Thinline, Large Print (LeatherLike, Garden Bloom), LeatherLike, Garden Bloom, Pause - The Message//REMIX: A Daily Reading Bible - eBook, Message Slimline Bible--soft leather-look, brown, The Message Deluxe Gift Bible, Black/Slate Leather-Look, The Message Bible, Compact Soft leather-look, tan. The Gospels Copyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. First, verses 34: Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! I am just saying most Christians do. 43 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. The help of my countenance: The psalmist knew his countenance needed help and God was just the one to bring it. (Psalm 43:3a) God, I need to be led by Your light and truth. You wouldnt even bring sheep for offerings in worship. Major Prophets "The way to God is ever the way of the altar. Lets see what they have to say about this,how they account for whats happened.Let them present their expert witnessesand make their case;let them try to convince us what they say is true.But you are my witnesses. Gods Decree. The True and Honest Judge
Get me out of here, away from these lying degenerates. Just as the elders will see to it that the gospel is preached in this pulpit, would you see to it that you preach the gospel to yourself? 3[O send out/Reveal] thy lightand thy [truth/faithfulness]: [let them/they will] lead me;[let them bring/they will escort] me [back]. Ill turn the tables on the Babylonians.Instead of whooping it up,theyll be wailing.I am God, your Holy One,Creator of Israel, your King.. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. There is nothing godly about that in and of itself. To show that JESUS is our Light and Truth and He leads us in this life. I find it hugely helpful and true. But I dont think thats the nation being referred to here. And no one would blame you, though III. (Psalm 43:1) God, where are You when the wicked surround me? Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. A Study of Psalm 43. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. This psalm is either a part of the previous one or is closely connected with it. (G. Campbell Morgan) In fact, in a number of ancient Hebrew manuscripts, Psalm 42 and Psalm 43 are joined together as one. That peace of soul is not owing to my nature but to Gods grace. Theyre deceitful and evil and oppressive. John Piper Feb 22, 2018. You couldnt be bothered with sacrifices.It wasnt that I asked that much from you. This is a message based on personal experience and on Psalm 43:4. I will meditate on ISAIAH 43:2. Why did you walk out on me?
ii. He does two other things that are far deeper and more significant. The Old Testament This is a Psalm of comfort and consolation. Now we come to the second book of The Psalms which begins with Psalm 42. I want them back, every last one who bears my name, yes, personally formed and made each one., the blind (though theres nothing wrong with their eyes). More guilt in my heart than hair on my head. He is praying for spiritual light. In fact, I think I would say, All Christians do at some point. You can see it in the words of the man in Mark 9:24, I believe, help my unbelief. You can see it in Pauls struggles in Romans 7:19, For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. So my guess is that many of you know this experience firsthand. He knew that it was a place where he could focus on God. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. It wasnt within him, so if God didnt send it, he would not have it. He taught me how to sing the latest God-song, turn your backs on the worlds sure thing,. I told it all, how dependable you are, how thorough. 5Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? You so quickly tired of me, Israel.You wouldnt even bring sheep for offerings in worship. 2 For You are the God of my strength; Why do You cast me off? let them try to convince us what they say is true. Minor Prophets A. Psalms 43:5 HCSB Pentateuch I didnt hold back pieces of love and truth. On this side of the cross of Jesus Christ today we know where the altar of God is. But the psalmist actually tells us why hes depressed throughout this psalm. 2 I counted on you, God. On the harp I will praise You: The psalmist would not only praise God with animal sacrifice, but also with music and song. And he says that if God does this, then the psalmist will be led back to Gods Tabernacle in verses 3 and 4. So here they are, the two great practical steps you can take when you feel forsaken: pray to God and preach to yourself. Your self is talking to you. 3. Pauline Epistles Pentateuch Let them bring me: The them of this statement refers back to the light and truth of the same verse. This was the third stop on the procession of praise: the altar. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. July 17, 2011 Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Poetical Books Copyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. New Testament Epistles Definition Of HOPE = H-aving O-nly P-ositive E-xpectation. He says in verse 1 that he needs God to judge or vindicate him. These are steps I have taken hundreds of times in my life. Many collections preceded this final compilation of the Psalms. We know why hes depressed enemies who are lying and oppressing and being generally wicked. i. The Message 42 1-3 A white-tailed deer drinks from the creek; I want to drink God, deep drafts of God. Old Testament Wisdom. And hes walking around being oppressed and depressed all day long. So, a person can enter into this spiritual condition of depression for several reasons. Hebrews 13:15 tells us how: Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. New Testament Pastoral Epistles Instead, he challenged those feelings and brought them to God. He says in verse 1 that he needs God to judge or vindicate him. Extraordinary Form Psalm 43:5 And so, in light of these realities and the fact that Davids God is also ours any of us who are depressed and cast down can ask ourselves with David Soul, why are you depressed and cast down? Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Why are you cast down, O my soul? This is the way Paul prayed for us, in Ephesians 1:18, [May] the eyes of your hearts [be] enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you. The eyes of the heart remember where the people were pointing when they could not feel the wonders they knew the eyes of the heart need light.
However, wasnt this written by one of the exiles sons of Korah, and not David? He will faithfully answer again, because He has before., i. Psalm 5:5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. And yet, thats not what David is limiting the scope of his sacrifice to in this psalm. So, the man writing this psalm is experiencing some sort of inner turmoil that is causing him to give up and quit in his life. 1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man! It is fittingly introduced by the first psalm which sets forth for us the only two ways of life: the godly versus the ungodly. Now those two things are things the devil would never do. Yes! (:1) QUESTION FROM THE SCOFFERS TO THE ISOLATED BELIEVER: Get me out of here, away from these lying degenerates. I make; who can unmake it?, 14-15God, your Redeemer,The Holy of Israel, says:Just for you, I will march on Babylon. Id sell off the whole world to get you back. Why am I so depressed? GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible Prove youre in the right.Your original ancestor started the sinning,and everyone since has joined in.Thats why I had to disqualify the Temple leaders,repudiate Jacob and discredit Israel., Copyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. The cure is to seek Gods face, so ours will not be downcast, which is what the psalmist does. (Boice), iii. He is author of. Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, Session 4. Boice, James Montgomery "Psalms: An Expostional Commentary" Volume 2 (Psalms 42-106) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), Kidner, Derek "Psalms 1-72: A Commentary" (Kidner Classic Commentaries) (Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1973), Maclaren, Alexander "The Psalms" Volume 2 (Psalms 39-89) (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1892), Morgan, G. Campbell "An Exposition of the Whole Bible" (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Revell, 1959), Morgan, G. Campbell "Searchlights from the Word" (New York: Revell, 1926), Poole, Matthew "A Commentary on the Holy Bible" Volume 2 (Psalms-Malachi) (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1968), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The Treasury of David: Volume 1" (Psalms 1-57) (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 1988), VanGemeren, Willem A. You can check these in your browser security settings. 1. At last he looked; finally he listened.He lifted me out of the ditch,pulled me from deep mud.He stood me up on a solid rockto make sure I wouldnt slip.He taught me how to sing the latest God-song,a praise-song to our God.More and more people are seeing this:they enter the mystery,abandoning themselves to God. 52-week preaching calendar to help you plan your sermons, Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching, Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year, Help your church understand God's plan in pain, Call your people to experience a higher freedom, Proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth. Ive called your name. When youre between a rock and a hard place. Psalm 43 American Standard Version (ASV) 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Why am I pacing the floor, wringing my hands over these outrageous people? (view less), Globally, more than322 million people suffer from depression, and 264 million suffer from anxiety disorders. missed seeing his goodness. Not yet has the answer come. We can go to the altar of God by going in faith to the cross of Jesus and thinking deeply upon His work and victory there.
Yet he did love the Lord, and his trust was in the strength of God and not his own strength so he wondered where God was at his critical moment of need. Here is an opening quote from Olsen, the writer of an excellent volume on the Psalms - "Here is a sad psalm for sad people. OBJECTIVES: I was always at the head of the worshiping crowd, Your breaking surf, your thundering breakers. . ?Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,?my Savior and my God. Psalm 40The Message. that took you straight to a good place to live. why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? But he needs God to take some action to make that happen. Then I will go to the altar of God. Now the altar is the place where the blood of the animal sacrifice was sprinkled to make atonement for the people and where God forgave the sins of his people. God is his refuge objectively. i. And, of course, the list could go on. Its not in the temple. He stood me up on a solid rock. God is good. Limited Atonement This psalm consists of five short verses, so lets read those right now. Thank you. Verse 2 describes what is going on in his soul: For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you rejected me? Or why hes depressed and upset. 3-4 Give me your lantern and compass, give me a map, I read in your letter what you wrote about me,And Im coming to the partyyoure throwing for me.Thats when Gods Word entered my life,became part of my very being. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point The darkness and the mystery are still about him, but the shining way is seen; and again the soul is forbidden to despair and hope is encouraged in God. (Morgan), ii. Congregational, Psalm 43: 1 5 a. He is the God who gives David exceeding joy in verse 4. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! I want to submit myself to Your light and Your truth and have them lead me.
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We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. His love never runs out. I didnt expect expensive presents.But you didnt even do the minimumso stingy with me, so closefisted.Yet you havent been stingy with your sins. When Youre Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Psalm 43:2. His prayer takes him through four stages. Its bursting out! So I can find my way to the sacred mountain. i. to make sure I wouldn't slip. New Revised Standard Chapter Parallel Psalm 107:43 (NRS) Let those who are wise give heed to these things, and consider the steadfast love of the Lord. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Why did you walk out on me? (1) A Person - Jesus Christ (John 14:6; 1:17) Ill round up all your scattered children. So that youll come to know and trust me. God has not let him go, and he has not let God go. 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