Psalms

Psalm 42 ©

1 The Psalmist longeth after the service of God in the temple: 5 he encourageth his dejected soul to trust in God.

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To the chief Musician, 1Maschil, for the sons of Korah.

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AS the *hart 2panteth after the water brooks, so apanteth my soul after thee, O God.

a Ps. 63.1,2; 84.2,7; 101.2; 27.4; 143.6,7. Is. 26.8,9. Job 23.3. Jn. 7.37.
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My soul thirsteth for God, for the bliving God: when shall I come and appear before God?

b 1Th. 1.9. Ps. 36.9. Je. 2.13. Jn. 5.26.
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My ctears have been my *meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

c v.10. Ps. 80.5; 79.10; 102.9; 115.2; 22.8; 3.2; 71.11. Is. 49.14.
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When dI remember these things, eI pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I fwent with them to the ghouse of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

d La. 3.19,20. Job 30.16.
e 1Sa. 1.15.
f Pss. 120-134, titles.
g Is. 30.29. Ps. 122.1; 81.1-3. Ne. 8.9,10. Ex. 23.14,17. Le. 23.
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Why hart thou 3cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet 4praise him for 5the help of his countenance.

h 1Sa. 30.6. Ps. 43.5; 27.13. Job 35.14. Is. 30.18; 50.10. Ro. 4.18-20. He. 10.36,37. La. 3.26,32. v.11.
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O imy God, my soul is cast down within me: jtherefore will I remember thee from kthe land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from 6the hill Mizar.

i Ps. 17.3-10; 143.6,7; 102.1-11; 88.2; 84.2. Mat. 26.38.
j Ps. 61.2. 1Sa. 30.6.
k 2Sa. 17.22,24. De. 3.8,9; 4.47-49.
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Deep lcalleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

l Job 1.12-19; 2.7,9. Ps. 88.3,7,15-17; 69.1,2. Je. 4.20. Eze. 7.26. Jonah 2.3.
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Yet the LORD mwill command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and nin the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

m Le. 25.21. De. 28.8. Ps. 44.4; 133.3. Mat. 8.8.
n Job 35.10. Ps. 32.7; 149.5. Is. 12.2; 30.29. Hab. 3.17,18. Ac. 16.25.
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I will say unto God omy rock, pWhy hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

o 2Sa. 22.2.
p Ps. 10.1; 13.1-4; 22.1,2; 43.2; 88.14-17; 89.46-51; 44.23,24; 38.6. Job 30.26-31.
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As qwith a 7sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

q v.3. Ps. 115.2; 3.2; 71.11. Joel 2.17. Mi. 7.10.
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Why rart 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.

r v.5. Ps. 43.5.