{"id":1090,"date":"2012-05-12T07:03:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T14:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teach4god.com\/OTS\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2014-04-02T05:22:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T12:22:12","slug":"psalm-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/05\/12\/psalm-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 42"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+42&amp;version=NASB\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">Psalm 42<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The inscription of\u00a0this psalm leads us to believe it was written by the\u00a0family of the Korahites\u00a0unless it is read that it was written\u00a0for the family of the Korahites\u00a0to play during worship service. If the latter are valid, then David wrote this on his retreat from Jerusalem during the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 15-19). If the former is valid, then it was written\u00a0during the exile by a Korahite\u00a0longing for Jerusalem. I prefer Davidic authorship due to the style and geographic locations mentioned in verse five. Whichever author is chosen, it reflects a genuine heart desire\u00a0to be\u00a0with God in the Temple\/Tabernacle. If this were the heart attitude of Christians today, the world would be a much different place. The oddity for Christians is that we don\u2019t have to go to the church to spend time with God, He indwells\u00a0us. We are the temple of God. However, for true fellowship to occur we need to publicly worship Him as part of our growth toward Christlikeness (<span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews%2010.24-25&amp;version=NASB\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">Hebrews 10.24-25<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>)<span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This psalm and Psalm 43 (<span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/03\/09\/psalm-43\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">see our study<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>)<span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">\u00a0have a connection\u00a0and many have placed them together as one psalm. The Septuagint combines them into one psalm. Each psalm has the same refrain and the same ending. However, if Psalm 43 was written\u00a0during the Babylonian Captivity, it could have been inspired by Psalm 42. Psalm 43 and Psalm 71 are the only psalms in this section of the Psalms without an inscription (see studies on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/03\/03\/psalm-9\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">Psalm 9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/03\/03\/psalm-10\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">Psalm 10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verses 1-3-David realizes that his life is in God. Without the ability to enter into\u00a0the presence of\u00a0God in the Tabernacle, his life was devalued, depressing. What is your heart attitude about being in God\u2019s presence? As mentioned above, the only place we need to go to be\u00a0with God is nowhere for He indwells us. This is Jesus discussion with the woman at the well in <span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%204.15-26&amp;version=NASB\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">John 4.15-26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">. We only need to be in right relationship with Him (His child) and in right fellowship with Him (confession of sins) in order to\u00a0be in His presence. Do you long for God more than for the sins of this world? This is the essence of the book of 1 John.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Verses 4-8-David poetically presents his state without God\u2019s presence in it (again, return to our discussion of Psalm 43 for thoughts on verse five). He misses the fellowship he had in Jerusalem with fellow followers of God and longs to see them and publically worship with them.<\/li>\n<li>Verses 9-10-David laments over his current situation asking God to deliver him not only for the sake of David but for the sake of God. Do you see your relationship with God as a public demonstration of whom God is? When people see you, they see a representation of God. Your words and actions either tell His greatness or belie who He is. How do people see you when they ask &#8220;Where is your God?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Verse 11-The ending of Psalm 43 is identical to this psalm. Our hope is not in others nor in things. It is solely in God.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>God desires you to be\u00a0in His presence with great joy more than you can imagine. How great is your desire\u00a0to be\u00a0in His presence? He gave His Son in order for you to go there? What have you forsaken for Him to be there?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Media<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-gaT4q9eJ1U\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">As the Deer<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"> (Psalm 42)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xkXjPyFB9IE\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">Deep Calls to Deep<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"> (Psalm 42)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God desires you to be in His presence with great joy more than you can imagine. How great is your desire to be in His presence? He gave His Son in order for you to go there? 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