Metaphysical Bible Interpretation of Psalms 42
Metaphysically Interpreting Psalms 42:1-11
For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah.
42:1As the hart panteth after the water brooks,
So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
42:2My soul thirsteth for God,
for the living God:
When shall I come
and appear before God?
42:3My tears have been my food
day and night,
While they continually say unto me,
Where is thy God?42:4These 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.
42:5Why 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.
42:6O 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.
42:7Deep calleth unto deep
at the noise of thy waterfalls:
All thy waves and thy billows
are gone over me.
42:8Yet Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time;
And in the night his song shall be with me,
Even a prayer unto the God of my life.42:9I will say unto God my rock,
Why hast thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?
42:10As with a sword in my bones,
mine adversaries reproach me,
While they continually say unto me,
Where is thy God?42:11Why 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.
September 25, 1949: Psalms 42:1-2
How are the certainties of the Infinite and the soul's thirst for Truth shown in this lesson? In Psalms 42:1-2, by the words:
42:1As the hart panteth after the water brooks,
So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
“When shall I come and appear before God?” How is this cry of the soul answered? In these words of faith and understanding:
90:1Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place
In all generations (Psalm 90:1)
Our faith [is] that the Spirit of power and might is in us and with us brings us peace and satisfaction.
Transcribed by Lloyd Kinder on 12-04-2013
