Psalms 42:1

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As the hart panteth after the water-brooks - Margin, brayeth. The word rendered hart - איל 'ayâl - means commonly a stag, hart, male deer:...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

"To the chief Musician, Maschil, (a) for the sons of Korah." As the hart (b) panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. (...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 42, 43. Originally these two Pss. were one. This is proved by the long refrain common to each, Why art thou cast down, O my soul, etc. It re...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 42-72, The Exodus Book, has to do with Israel; as the first book (1-41) had to do with Man. Psalms 42 and Psalms 43 are linked together, b...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. As the hart crieth for the fountains of water, etc The meaning of these two verses simply is, that David preferred to all the enjoyments,...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 572 DAVID’S DESIRE AFFER GOD Psalms 42:1-2 . As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My sou...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. As the hart...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David's zeal to serve God in the temple: he encourageth his soul to trust in God. To the chief musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. Title...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalms 42:1-11 ; Psalms 43:1-5 form one pair, and therefo...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Book 2 The second and third Books of the Psalter (Psalms 42-72, 73-89) are but the two parts of a whole, the largest section of which (Psalms 42-8...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

As the hart panteth. — “I have seen large flocks of these panting harts gather round the water-brooks in the great deserts of central Syria, so sub...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 42:1-11 , Psalms 43:1-5 THE second book of the Psalter is characterised by the use of the Divine name "Elohim" instead of "Jehovah." It...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Thirsting after God Psalms 42:1-11 This psalm clearly embalms the holy musings and yearnings of the exiled king during Absalom's rebellion. The...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the song of an exile and, moreover, of an exile among enemies who have no sympathy with his religious convictions. He cries out after God wit...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS In this Psalm we have the devout breathings of the soul towards God, opposed by unbelief and distrust. To the chief Musician. Maschil for...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Psalm opens with the view of a soul panting after enjoyment and communion with God in Christ. And the most lively images are made use of to denot...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

ATHIRST FOR GOD ‘As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God.’ Psalms 42:1 Religion in some form or other...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

As the hart panteth after the water brooks ,.... Either through a natural thirst that creature is said to have; or through the heat of the summer se...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 42:1 «To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. » As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

As the hart panteth תערג, tagnarog, brayeth: “The word is strong, and expresses that eagerness and fervency of desire, which extreme thirst may b...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Desiring Communion with God; Mourning for the Loss of Public Ordinances. To...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 42 THE ARGUMENT The penman of this Psalm is uncertain. as not being named in the title. It was composed either, 1. By David, when he was ba...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘As the hind pants after the water brooks, So pants my soul after you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God: When shall I come and s...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription : “To the Chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.” Maschil, an instruction, a didactic poem. “The sons of Kora...
Scofield Reference Notes

Maschil Maschil, "instruction."
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 42:1-3 I. The Christian must often share feelings such as these. The iron fetters of his oppressors namely, the sins which are ever besetti...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 42 This Psalm contains a prescription for a downcast soul, consisting of three ingredients. I. The first is inquiry: " Why art thou cast...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We often read this Psalm, because we are very often in the same state that the psalmist was in when he wrote it, and the language seems to suit us at...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 42:1 . As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. It is said that when they cannot find water, they...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 42:1 . As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Hunted, hot, weary, thirsty! It must drink or die...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 42:1 . As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. «As the hart panteth» or «brayeth.» And if such b...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 42:3 . Tears have been my meat. I abstained from food to indulge in grief: my sorrows have superseded the desire of food. Psalms 42:6 ....
The Biblical Illustrator

As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. The Korachite psalms The second book of the Psalter, charact...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm, committed (like so many others) to the precentor, or. chief musician, for its musical setting, is entitled "Maschil of...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, with an intense desire, with an overwhelming sense of want, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God, who i...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

An Exile's Longing for Zion. To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical part of the Temple-services, Maschil, a didactic poem, for t...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Panteth — After the enjoyment of thee in thy sanctuary.

¹ As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 42:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 42:1