July 13th Psalm 41
A Psalm of David
A
sick man’s prayer
1:
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in
time of trouble. 2:
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be
blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will
of his enemies. 3:
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt
make all his bed in his sickness. 4:
I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned
against thee. 5:
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name
perish? 6:
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth
iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 7:
All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they
devise my hurt. 8:
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he
lieth he shall rise up no more. 9:
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my
bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. 10:
But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may
requite them. 11:
By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not
triumph over me. 12:
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me
before thy face for ever.
Doxology for the
Genesis book
13:
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to
everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
To the chief
musician,
Psalm 42 – 49
Israels Ruin
Psalm 50 – 60
Israels Redeemer
Psalm 61 –
72 Israels Redemption
Psalm 42
Maschil for the sons of Korah
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The Exodus Section Ruin & Redemption – Israel in view
(Israel’s ruin)
Thirsting for God
1:
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after
thee, O God. 2:
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and
appear before God? 3:
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say
unto me, Where is thy 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. 5:
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me?
hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his
countenance. 6:
O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember
thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill
Mizar. 7:
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves
and thy billows are gone over me. 8:
Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in
the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my
life. 9:
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I
mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 10:
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say
daily unto me, Where is thy God? 11:
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within
me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health
of my countenance, and my God.
Today we are
reading from Psalm 41 & 42. After Psalm 41 we move from a section
which has a clear link to the book of Genesis to a second section
which is linked to Exodus. In Psalm 1 David spoke of the Blessing of
God on the righteous man who delights himself in the Law of the Lord
but in Psalm 41 David says blessed is the man who does not forget to
help the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the time of trouble. Then
he further expands his ideas. He says The LORD will preserve him and
keep him alive. And so he will continue to be blessed on the earth
and his enemies will never be able to triumph over him, even when he
is laid aside on his bed sick. In this state David asks that the LORD
will show him mercy and heal his soul because he is sick because he
has sinned. This was the unique condition of the Mosaic Covenant, the
Lord promised health to the righteous and sickness if they forsook
him but it was only to bring them back to the Lord. David’s enemies
say terrible things about him, such as when is he going to die
because then nobody will ever remember his name. Those who hate David
whisper bad things about him and plan to do him injury. They whisper
saying an evil disease has come to him and he will never rise from
his bed. Even my own close friend in whom I trust, who ate bread with
me has lifted up his heal to stamp on me. O Lord be merciful to me
and raise me up again so that I may be able to revenge myself against
them. I know that you look kindly on me because have not allowed my
enemies to win a victory over me. You keep me together and I will
always look to you. Then in the last verse we have a doxology for
this first section of the Psalms. He says blessed is the LORD God of
Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen, Amen. Psalm 42 is a Psalm
dedicated to the sons of Korah. It is a Psalm expressing in the most
beautiful words, the deepest feeling of the heart to the LORD. In
this Psalm we are on holy ground. The Psalmist begins by saying that
just as the young deer pants for water so his heart pants after the
Lord. In the words of the Lord Jesus who said, blessed is the man who
hungers and thirsts after righteousness. He goes on to say my soul
thirsts for the living God. When can I come and present myself to
him? This longing for the Lord comes against a background of
spiritual battle. He has been in tears day and night and his enemies
say that God has left him. This causes him to pour out his soul even
more to the Lord because I remember when I went up with the people of
God to the temple with joy and praise. Then he asks himself why are
you depressed my soul? Why are you disturbed? Hope in God because I
will yet praise him for sending me help. O Lord my God my soul is
depressed in me and so I will continually remember you wherever I go.
The deep waters have overcome me yet the Lord will yet command
deliverance for me in the day and in the night I will sing and pray
to him. I will say to my God – my rock, why have you forsaken me?
Why am I in mourning because of the oppression of my enemies? My
enemies rebuke me like a sword that cuts to my bones. They ask where
is your God now? Why is my soul depressed? I will place my hope in
the Lord and I will yet praise him who is my health.
- Why was David sick?
- How does David express his longing after God?
- Why was David cast down?
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Bullingers
Companion Bible
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