Psalm 42

Psalm 42 If the book of Psalms be, as somewhat have styled it, a mirror or looking-glass of pious and beloved affections, this psalm in particular deserves, as much as any one psalm, to be so entitled, and is as proper(a) as any to kindle and excite such in us: gracious desires are here strong and impetuous; gracious hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, are here struggling, but the pleasing beloved comes off a conqueror. Or we may take it for a conflict between sense and faith, sense objecting and faith answering. I. confidence begins with holy desires towards God and communion with him (v. 1, 2). II.

Sense complains of the darkness and fog of the present condition, aggravated by the remembrance of the former enjoyments (v. 3, 4). III. confidence silences the complaint with the assurance of a good issue at last (v. 5). IV. Sense renews its complaints of the present dark and melancholy evince (v. 6, 7). V. Faith holds up the heart, notwithstanding, with hope that the day will fathom (v. 8). VI. Sense...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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