Psalm 42
As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, "Where is your God?" I will say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?" As with a breaking of my bones, my enemies reproach me, While they say to me all day long. "Where is your God?" Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God. Does it seem to you that there are a whole lot more bad days than good days? When nothing seems to be going right, who do we blame? You've heard the questions before. If there is a God, why does He allow bad things to happen to good people? Is that what the Psalmist did here in Psalm 42? We see no blame expressed in this Psalm; instead, the Psalmist yearns for God. Even when his enemies taunt him by asking, "Where is Your God?" the Psalmist still does not complain against God. We see him remembering the days that he went with the multitude to the house of God in joy and praise. Then, he responds by saying, Why are you cast down, O my soul? . . . . Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God. Pray today that no matter what the circumstances, you look to God in faith and say, "I will praise you again; you are my help and my God!" Psalm 42 Psalms 1 - 40 Psalms 41 - 84 Psalms 85 - 118 Psalm 119 Psalms 120 - 150 Daily Bible Devotions Home from the Bible  |
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