詩篇 42:1-2 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 42:1-11

A thirst for God. This is one of the most touching, pathetic, and beautiful of the Psalms. It is not possible to decide either its author or the time of its composition. Its tones are very much like the plaintive sounds from David's harp, whether or no he was its writer (but see homily on Psalms 43:1-5 .). Leaving untouched, owing to want of space, the historical and geographical matters suggested in the psalm, £ we shall devote ourselves entirely to the opening up of its deep pathos... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 42:1-11

Spiritual depression. The scene of this psalm seems to have been on the other side of Jordan, near the shining heights of Hermon. Here we may imagine the writer, probably a Hebrew exile, straining his eyes to catch a glimpse of the dear laud of his fathers that was soon to pass from his sight. To him it seemed as if to be separated from Jerusalem was to be separated from God; as if losing the fellowship of the saints were losing God. The hart panting for the water-brooks imaged the grief... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 42:2

My soul thirsteth for God (comp. Psalms 63:1 ; Psalms 143:6 ; Isaiah 55:1 ). The devout soul is always athirst for God. David felt his severance from the tabernacle and its services as a sort of severance from God himself, whom he was accustomed to approach through the services of the sanctuary (see 2 Samuel 15:25 , 2 Samuel 15:26 ). For the living God . This title of God occurs only in one other psalm ( Psalms 84:2 ); but it was a title familiar to David ( 1 Samuel 17:27 ).... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 42:1

As the hart panteth after the water-brooks - Margin, brayeth. The word rendered hart - איל 'ayâl - means commonly a stag, hart, male deer: Deuteronomy 12:15; Deuteronomy 14:5; Isaiah 35:6. The word is masculine, but in this place is joined with a feminine verb, as words of the common gender may be, and thus denotes a hind, or female deer. The word rendered in the text “panteth,” and in the margin “brayeth” - ערג ‛ârag - occurs only in this place and in Joel 1:20, where it is applied to the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 42:2

My soul thirsteth for God - That is, as the hind thirsts for the running stream.For the living God - God, not merely as God, without anything more definitely specified, but God considered as living, as himself possessing life, and as having the power of imparting that life to the soul.When shall I come and appear before God? - That is, as I have been accustomed to do in the sanctuary. When shall I be restored to the privilege of again uniting with his people in public prayer and praise? The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 42:1-2

Psalms 42:1-2. As the hart panteth תערג , tagnarog, brayeth: “The word is strong, and expresses that eagerness and fervency of desire, which extreme thirst may be supposed to raise in an animal almost spent in its flight from the pursuing dogs. Nothing can give us a higher idea of the psalmist’s ardent and inexpressible longing to attend the public worship of God than the burning thirst of such a hunted creature for a cooling and refreshing draught of water.” So panteth my soul after... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 42:1-11

Psalms 42-43 Longing for God’s templeIn many ancient manuscripts Psalms 42:0 and 43 form one psalm. Together they express the sorrow of a devout worshipper, possibly a temple singer, who lived in the far north of Israel (see 42:6) and could no longer go to worship at the temple in Jerusalem. This may have been because the kingdom was now divided, and the northern king would not allow his people to travel into the southern territory, where Jerusalem was situated. The king rejected the religion... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 42:1

Psalms 42-72, The Exodus Book, has to do with Israel; as the first book (1-41) had to do with Man. Psalms 42:0 and Psalms 43:0 are linked together, because (1) Psalms 43:0 has no title; (2) the Structure shows the correspondence of the repeated appeal. Title. Maschil = Instruction. The second of thirteen so named. See note on Psalms 32:0 , Title, and App-65 for = by. the sons of Korah. The first of the eleven Psalms so distinguished (Psalms 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, 88).... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 42:2

GOD. Hebrew El. App-4 . Because "the living", in contrast with idols. When shall I come, &c. Figures of speech Interjectio, Erotesis, and Apostrophe. App-6 . appear before God = see the face of God. So it is in some codices, with one early printed edition, Aramaean, and Syriac. See notes on Exodus 23:15 ; Exodus 34:20 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 42:1

BOOK II: PSALMS 42-72PSALMS 42 AND 43A PSALM OF THE BABYLONIAN EXILEWith these psalms we have the beginning of Book II of the Psalter. "This book includes Psalms 42-72, a total of 31, only eighteen of which are attributed to David. Book I which we have just concluded ascribes all 41 of them to David."[1]We accept the proposition that Psalms 42 and Psalms 43 are actually one Psalm for the following reasons: (1) Psalms 42 has no title whatever in the Psalter; (2) the sentiment is exactly the same... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 42:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 42:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 42:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 42:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 42:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 42:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 42:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 42:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 42:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 42:1

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