The Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Message (MSG). Prophets Oh, my soul He reached his destination on the procession of praise led by the light and truth of the Lord, he came to the house of God, to the altar of God, and then it culminated in praise. read more, Scripture: Thank you for explaining, l m now free from depression. a. Vindicate me, O God: The psalmist repeated a familiar theme in psalms a cry for vindication. Psalm 43:5, Denomination: So, David will turn from his depression to instead praise this God who is the God of his strength in verse 2. He couldnt visit it and even if he could visit the ruins of the Tabernacle, he would not find the altar that hes saying that hes going to approach. He says in verse 1 that he needs God to judge or vindicate him. Psalm 34:21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, Your partnership makes all we do possible. Or very literally from the Hebrew, God, the gladness of my rejoicing. That is, God, who in all my rejoicing over all the good things that he had made, is himself, in all my rejoicing, the heart of my joy, the gladness of my joy. 2For thou art the God [of my strength/who shelters me]:why [dost/have] thou [cast me off/rejected me]? We know why hes depressed enemies who are lying and oppressing and being generally wicked. Limited Atonement The psalmist is writing while in exile in Babylon. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. (2) The Word of God and That peace of soul is not owing to my nature but to Gods grace. So, in Psalm 43, the psalmist speaks to us about being depressed or cast down. Luke-Acts As if hes being put on trial and needs to be exonerated probably from these men who are lying about him. The sense of the Hebrew word is more salvation than help. He needs to be defended from his enemies. all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in! Hebrews 13:10 says, We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. Our altar is Jesus Christ crucified and risen and standing before the throne of God. Not in the odds. The final goal of life is God himself, experienced as your exceeding joy. Scripture: Psalm 43. Psalm 43 Oh, how you worry Poetical Books The sense of the Hebrew word is more salvation than help. Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, Session 4. Psalm 38:6 I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning. Here is an opening quote from Olsen, the writer of an excellent volume on the Psalms - "Here is a sad psalm for sad people. so heavy the guilt that my heart gave out. for I am Your faithful servant! Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. You can check these in your browser security settings. But subjectively he feels rejected and forsaken. From verse 14 it reference me to ISAIAH 43:2. The light of God that leads us is today the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:4). the God who made you in the first place, Jacob. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point tell the world youre great and not quitting. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. And why are you disquieted within me? We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. 43 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. b. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Why are you cast down, O my soul? for You are my God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Why did you walk out on me?Why am I pacing the floor, wringing my handsover these outrageous people? The way to God is ever the way of the altar. 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why hast thou cast me off? And this strength-giving, joy-giving God is truly Davids. The way to the altar is opened by the sending out of light and truth from God." (Morgan) When we follow the light and truth of the LORD, it will lead us to His altar - the cross where Jesus was given as a sacrifice for our sins. It is thoughtful and heartwarming. Is JESUS your Light and Truth? When the writer to the Hebrews stated, We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat (Hebrews 13:10), he likely referred to Gods provision at the cross, the ultimate offering on the ultimate altar of God. 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. B. (Psalm 43:3b) When You answer my prayer, I will come to Your house. They are not something anyone would do without the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives. For You are the God of my strength: If the psalmist didnt have a relationship with God, he wouldnt have this problem. The darkness and the mystery are still about him, but the shining way is seen; and again the soul is forbidden to despair and hope is encouraged in God. (Morgan), ii. This treatment will consider Psalm 43 in the context of the full text, Psalm 42-43. General Epistles The way to God is ever the way of the altar. Johannine Writings loudmouths disturbing the peace. Vindicate me, O God, For less than $5/mo. Yes. This psalm is without a title; but may well enough be thought to be one of David's: and the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Syriac versions, call it a psalm of David, and the latter adds, when Jonathan told him that Saul intended to kill him; and certain it is, that it was wrote by the same person, at the same time, and upon the same occasion as the preceding . Conference Message. Lewis says in his book on the Psalms, we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation. Its not wrong to say, We were made for God. Its not wrong to say, We were made for joy. Its not wrong to say, We were made to praise. But it is more fully true to say, We were made to enjoy God with overflowing praise. This is the ultimate goal of life. 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The help of my countenance: The psalmist knew his countenance needed help and God was just the one to bring it. III. O send out thy light and thy truth By light is meant, not the law, as Arama; but rather, as some Jewish F16 interpreters understand it, the Messiah, the sun of righteousness, and light of the world; who is the author of all light, natural, spiritual, and eternal; and whose coming into the world is often signified by being sent into it. The ultimate battle is: Will God be his exceeding joy? I told it all, how dependable you are, how thorough. the God who made you in the first place, Jacob. He reached his destination on the procession of praise led by the light and truth of the Lord, he came to the house of God, to the altar of God, and then it culminated in praise. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Poetical Books to make sure I wouldn't slip. Our words and songs of praise become a sweet-smelling sacrifice to God. Lets see what they have to say about this,how they account for whats happened.Let them present their expert witnessesand make their case;let them try to convince us what they say is true.But you are my witnesses. Gods Decree. Sing Oh My Soul by Mark Hall of Casting Crowns Lets have this out. I am Believing God for A Supernature Miracle! I was always at the head of the worshiping crowd, Your breaking surf, your thundering breakers. Fourth, the doctor sat down with me on Wednesday and laid out the pathology report. John Piper Apr 22, 2007. And there are all sorts of catalysts that can make people feel this way. We can go to the altar of God by going in faith to the cross of Jesus and thinking deeply upon His work and victory there. Start your free trial today! Wisdom Literature This began the psalmists procession of praise. But if one trouble follow hard after another, if all seem to combine for our ruin, let us remember they are all appointed and overruled by the Lord. The peace and joy that comes from trusting and praising God will help our face. Pentateuch And so, in light of these realities and the fact that Davids God is also ours any of us who are depressed and cast down can ask ourselves with David Soul, why are you depressed and cast down? read more, Scripture: Psalms 43:3 (Amplified Bible) Old Testament Narrative The New Testament Why did you walk out on me? The tragedy of suicide, a permanent solution to a temporary problem, is that it is unnecessary--there are always other options. Youve been plenty generous with themand Im fed up. Why do I go mourning: The repeated asking of why is familiar to the tested people of faith. Why do You cast me off? And this ungodly nation is Babylon. Psalms 107. Is it not amazing that even such a man can feel that God is distant, as if he has rejected him? (John 8:32) He lifted me out of the ditch, pulled me from deep mud. Deceitful and unjust; who covereth his wicked designs with fair and false pretences; which sort of men are hateful to thee, and to all good men. (Poole). i. It confirmed the presence of cancer in the removed prostate, but also confirmed that it had not penetrated the capsule, as far as they could see, and there was no evidence of cancer in the lymph nodes. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. New Testament Acts And you feel depressed, cast down, upset emotionally. Why did you walk out on me? It is in God. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. -- Re: Invite someone else to join in - not an exclusive study for "just LFC" O God, he prays, send me light. And I think he adds truth because this is what you see when light comes. All that to say: be encouraged that your prayers were not in vain. When youre in over your head, Ill be there with you. FACTS ABOUT DEPRESSION Psalm 42:1-11, Psalm 43:1-5, 1 Peter 1:3, Titus 2:13, Colossians 1:27 A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago. Truth is a fact. Thank you. This was the one thing, you didn't see coming unto thy holy hill,and to thy [tabernacles/dwelling place(s)]. Ms. Kayla Moore God Bless you and thanks for the encouraging word of God. We may request cookies to be set on your device. When you're in over your head, I'll be there with you. So lets turn now to Psalm 43 and see what the ultimate goal of life is and what practical steps you can take when you feel distant from God and that he has forsaken you. He is author of. Why are you crying the blues?Fix my eyes on Godsoon Ill be praising again.He puts a smile on my face. Baptist, CONTINUED HOPE IN GOD IS THE ONLY ANSWER FOR THE SOUL-SEARCHING QUESTIONS OF THE ISOLATED BELIEVER, BIG IDEA: And, if God wills, we will again praise him together, our salvation and our God. His prayer takes him through four stages. Then he said that 94 percent of the men with these scores and this surgery are cancer-free in ten years. Instead, he challenged those feelings and brought them to God. The Whole Bible Yet he did love the Lord, and his trust was in the strength of God and not his own strength so he wondered where God was at his critical moment of need. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! God does not reject those who take refuge in him. ii. a. 5 You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. When he says, Why have you rejected me? he seems to mean, Why do turn your back and let the enemy make me miserable? But whats the solution to the psalmists depression? Johannine Writings YOU FIND MANY EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTION IN THE PSALM. Now those two things are things the devil would never do. He knows in his head that God has not forsaken him. Prove youre in the right. It reveals a man with much rich spiritual experience. Pauline Epistles 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? The True and Honest Judge GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Psalm 43:5, Psalm 44:7-8, Matthew 24:12-25, Colossians 1:9-14, Denomination: Wisdom Literature At that time Psalms appears also to have been used as a title for the entire section of the Hebrew OT canon more commonly known as the "Writings" (see Lk 24:44 and note). The Old Testament God is good. Boice, James Montgomery "Psalms: An Expostional Commentary" Volume 2 (Psalms 42-106) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), Kidner, Derek "Psalms 1-72: A Commentary" (Kidner Classic Commentaries) (Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1973), Maclaren, Alexander "The Psalms" Volume 2 (Psalms 39-89) (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1892), Morgan, G. Campbell "An Exposition of the Whole Bible" (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Revell, 1959), Morgan, G. Campbell "Searchlights from the Word" (New York: Revell, 1926), Poole, Matthew "A Commentary on the Holy Bible" Volume 2 (Psalms-Malachi) (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1968), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The Treasury of David: Volume 1" (Psalms 1-57) (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 1988), VanGemeren, Willem A. That peace of soul is not owing to my nature but to God's grace. Get me out of here, away from these lying degenerates. Calvary Chapel. For this I give thanks, and quietly and happily confess to God, Whether I will be in the 94 percent or the 6 percent is entirely in your hands. And there I rest. Now we come to the second book of The Psalms which begins with Psalm 42. Id sell off the whole world to get you back. Verse 5: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? He will faithfully answer again, because He has before., i. His love never runs out. Let them bring me to Your holy hill In Catholic South America when you go out talking about the gospel You will learn how to build a life of prayer and dedication to the Lord. The Message (MSG). Any place Gods people gather together to meet Him can become a tabernacle. Psalm 43 Meaning The Solution to the Psalmist's Depression In the psalmist's mind, what he needs at a very basic and foundational level for help with his depression is for God to act decisively. Psalm 107 the message verse by verse is a psalm of Thanksgiving unto God. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. Pentateuch Why are you cast down, O my soul: The psalmist had hope of Gods redemption, but it had not come yet. (view more) There it is! But he needs God to take some action to make that happen. i. 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? The help of my countenance and my God. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! So, we know that the psalmist is depressed. Lord, I dont want You to send out Your light and truth just so I may admire them. Email / username or password was incorrect! Why are you crying the blues?Fix my eyes on Godsoon Ill be praising again.He puts a smile on my face. When youre in rough waters, you will not go down.When youre between a rock and a hard place,it wont be a dead endBecause I am God, your personal God,The Holy of Israel, your Savior.I paid a huge price for you:all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!Thats how much you mean to me! 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