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Psalm 42

1: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לִבְנֵי־ קֹֽרַח׃ 2: כְּאַיָּ֗ל תַּעֲרֹ֥ג עַל־ אֲפִֽיקֵי־ מָ֑יִם כֵּ֤ן נַפְשִׁ֨י תַעֲרֹ֖ג אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ 3: צָמְאָ֬ה נַפְשִׁ֨י ׀ לֵאלֹהִים֮ לְאֵ֪ל חָ֥י מָתַ֥י אָב֑וֹא וְ֝אֵרָאֶ֗ה פְּנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִֽים׃ 4: הָֽיְתָה־ לִּ֬י דִמְעָתִ֣י לֶ֭חֶם יוֹמָ֣ם וָלָ֑יְלָה בֶּאֱמֹ֥ר אֵלַ֥י כָּל־ הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אַיֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ 5: אֵ֤לֶּה אֶזְכְּרָ֨ה ׀ וְאֶשְׁפְּכָ֬ה עָלַ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר ׀ בַּסָּךְ֮ אֶדַּדֵּ֗ם עַד־ בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים בְּקוֹל־ רִנָּ֥ה וְתוֹדָ֗ה הָמ֥וֹן חוֹגֵֽג׃ 6: מַה־ תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וַתֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ ע֥וֹד אוֹדֶ֗נּוּ יְשׁוּע֥וֹת פָּנָֽיו׃ 7: אֱֽלֹהַ֗י עָלַי֮ נַפְשִׁ֪י תִשְׁתּ֫וֹחָ֥ח עַל־ כֵּ֗ן אֶ֭זְכָּרְךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ יַרְדֵּ֑ן וְ֝חֶרְמוֹנִ֗ים מֵהַ֥ר מִצְעָֽר׃ 8: תְּהֽוֹם־ אֶל־ תְּה֣וֹם ק֭וֹרֵא לְק֣וֹל צִנּוֹרֶ֑יךָ כָּֽל־ מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ וְ֝גַלֶּ֗יךָ עָלַ֥י עָבָֽרוּ׃ 9: יוֹמָ֤ם ׀ יְצַוֶּ֬ה יְהוָ֨ה ׀ חַסְדּ֗וֹ וּ֭בַלַּיְלָה עִמִּ֑י תְּ֝פִלָּ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל חַיָּֽי׃ 10: אוֹמְרָ֤ה ׀ לְאֵ֥ל סַלְעִי֮ לָמָ֪ה שְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי לָֽמָּה־ קֹדֵ֥ר אֵלֵ֗ךְ בְּלַ֣חַץ אוֹיֵֽב׃ 11: בְּרֶ֤צַח ׀ בְּֽעַצְמוֹתַ֗י חֵרְפ֥וּנִי צוֹרְרָ֑י בְּאָמְרָ֥ם אֵלַ֥י כָּל־ הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אַיֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ 12: מַה־ תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וּֽמַה־ תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֽ͏ֵ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ ע֣וֹד אוֹדֶ֑נּוּ יְשׁוּעֹ֥ת פָּ֝נַ֗י וֵֽאלֹהָֽי׃

Imagery Outline of Psalm 42

Scene 1: The Desperate Thirst of a Deer

"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?" - Psalm 42:1-2 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • A deer, exhausted and parched, in search of water.
  • Imagery:
    • A deer panting in desperation for streams of water.
    • The soul of the psalmist, longing and thirsting for God.
    • The psalmist yearning to meet with God.

Scene 2: Tears in the Night

"My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, 'Where is your God?'" - Psalm 42:3 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The psalmist, weeping and mourning in the darkness of the night.
  • Imagery:
    • Tears becoming the nourishment of the psalmist, indicating deep sorrow.
    • People mocking and questioning the existence of the psalmist's God.

Scene 3: Memories of Praise in the Temple

"These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng." - Psalm 42:4 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The psalmist, reminiscing about the joyful experience of worship in the temple.
  • Imagery:
    • The psalmist pouring out their soul, indicating deep emotional expression.
    • Going to the house of God, under the protection of the Mighty One.
    • Shouts of joy and praise resonating among a festive crowd.

Scene 4: Deep Sorrow and Hope

"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." - Psalm 42:5 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The psalmist wrestling with inner turmoil and finding hope.
  • Imagery:
    • The psalmist questioning the downcast soul and the disturbance within.
    • Encouragement to put hope in God, signaling a way out of despair.
    • The psalmist's resolve to praise God, recognizing Him as their Savior and God.

Scene 5: Deep Waters and Waterfalls

"My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar. Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me." - Psalm 42:6-7 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The psalmist overwhelmed by deep waters and roaring waterfalls.
  • Imagery:
    • The downcast soul of the psalmist, expressing inner sorrow.
    • Remembering God from a faraway land, the land of the Jordan and the heights of Hermon.
    • The imagery of deep calling to deep in the roar of God's waterfalls.
    • Waves and breakers sweeping over the psalmist, representing overwhelming challenges.

Scene 6: God's Steadfast Love

"By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life." - Psalm 42:8 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The psalmist experiencing God's loving guidance and presence.
  • Imagery:
    • God directing His love in the daytime, illuminating the path for the psalmist.
    • God's song being present with the psalmist throughout the night, offering comfort and solace.
    • Prayer being lifted to the God of the psalmist's life.

Scene 7: Questions of Despair

"I say to God my Rock, 'Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?'" - Psalm 42:9 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The psalmist questioning God's perceived abandonment and lamenting their oppressive situation.
  • Imagery:
    • Addressing God as the Rock, signifying stability and refuge.
    • Questioning God's supposed forgetfulness, expressing heartache and distress.
    • Describing the psalmist's mourning and oppression by enemies.

Scene 8: Encouragement and Hope

"My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, 'Where is your God?' Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." - Psalm 42:10-11 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The psalmist's bones experiencing agony and the constant taunting of enemies.
  • Imagery:
    • The psalmist's bones suffering mortal agony, depicting deep physical and emotional anguish.
    • The recurring mocking question of the enemies, questioning the presence of the psalmist's God.
    • The repetition of the psalmist's questioning of the downcast soul and disturbed state.
    • Encouragement to put hope in God and the reaffirmation of praising God as the psalmist's Savior.

Summary

The scenes in this Psalm depict a soul that thirsts for God, yearns for His presence, and finds solace in remembering past worship experiences. The imagery portrays the psalmist's deep sorrow, inner turmoil, and the challenges faced in life. Throughout the Psalm, there is a theme of hope and the recognition of God's steadfast love. The psalmist encourages their downcast soul to put hope in God and ultimately resolves to praise Him as their Savior and God, despite the difficult circumstances. The Psalm serves as a reminder of the eudaimonic significance of finding hope and seeking God's presence even in the midst of despair and adversity.