Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 42:1-11
INTRODUCTIONSuperscription: “To the Chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.” Maschil, an instruction, a didactic poem.“The sons of Korah,” descendants of Korah, were an important company of singers (1 Chronicles 6:33; 2 Chronicles 20:19). Opinions differ as to whether this and ten or eleven other psalms bearing the name of “the sons of Korah” were composed by them or for them. The title may mean “for the sons of Korah,” “to the sons of Korah,” or “of the sons of Korah.” Winer, Origen,... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 42:2
Thirst is more vehement than hunger, and more impatient of dissatisfaction. For the living God: this he mentions as a just cause of his thirst. He did not thirst after vain, useless idols, but after the only true and living God, who was his life, and the length of his days, as is said, Deuteronomy 30:20, and without whose presence and favour David accounted himself for a dead and lost man, Psalms 143:7. Appear before God; in the place of his special presence and public worship. See Exodus... read more