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Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.
For the Chief Musician. Maskil of the sons of Korah. |
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1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks,
So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
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After the water brooks – "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters (the refreshing waters of divine truth)." (Isa. 55:1) R1936:1
So panteth my soul – With increasing appreciation of spiritual blessings comes a more ardent longing for more and more fellowship with God, and more intense longings after holiness. R2123:5
Hungering and thirsting for righteousness. (Matt. 5:6) R5163:6
After thee – Not only after truth with a curiosity interest, but after that righteousness which comes through a knowledge of the truth. R1936:1
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2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:
When shall I come and appear before God?
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3 My tears have been my food day and night.
While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
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4 These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me,
How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God,
With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
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5 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
For the help of his countenance.
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Art thou cast down – "Perfect love casteth out fear." (1 John 4:18) R1906:2
Hope thou in God – As the eagle soars above the storm cloud, live at such an altitude of Christian experience as to enable you to rejoice in the Lord always, and in everything to give thanks. R1906:2
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6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me:
Therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan,
And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.
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7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls:
All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
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8 Yet Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the daytime;
And in the night his song shall be with me,
Even a prayer unto the God of my life.
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9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
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10 As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me,
While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
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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 help of my countenance, and my God. |
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