Tag: Psalm 42

Jacob wrestled with God physically, perhaps along with the soul’s wrestling. The Sons of Korah wrestle with God and themselves mentally. When Jesus asked his disciples and the religious leaders questions he wanted them to struggle mentally with the hope they would come to logical and wise conclusions. “Who do people say that I am?” […]

The author imagines themself at the base of a dry waterfall in a deep mountain crevis or narrow valley. Above the Lord God has a great store of love and wealth. The Lord opens the floodgate a little releasing his cash onto the deeply depressed turmoil, the oppressed, the weak, and the weary. The bone-dry […]

Memory can bring hope and new life or it can stifle a once productive life. The Sons of Korah remember a far-back time of celebration, thanksgiving, and joy. The Israelites celebrated seven annual feasts established by the Lord God through Moses. (Leviticus 23; Deuteronomy 16:1-17) The Levites lead a great progression to the house of […]

One person hears from strangers, “Where is your God?” Another hears from family and friends, “Where is your God?” A third hears from self, “Where is your God?” When troubled times flow like tearless infant cries the air fills with confused and faithless questions. A righteous person such as Job may follow up with, “But […]

The relationship between the Lord Jesus and his people is the essence of absolute need. We need his love. We need his power. We need his life. We need his light. We need his discipline. We need his counsel. We need his compassion. We need his wisdom. We need him. The relationship between the Lord […]

Psalms 42 and 43 are a single prayer of the sons of Korah. The Korahite clans are descendants of Korah, a grandson of Levi the high priest of the Lord, the brother of Moses. (Exodus 6:16, 18, 21, 24, 26-27; Numbers 16:1) The Korahite clans along with the rest of the Levites are allotted forty-eight […]