Psalm 42
I.
This Psalm contains the expressions of a soul that loves God, which is the heart of true religion. MAT 22:37-40; 1CO 13:1-3; 1JO 4:8, 16.
A.
It is commonly supposed that David penned it when he was driven by Absalom's rebellion
from Jerusalem and beyond Jordan. 2SAM 17:22.
B.
Whether David penned this Psalm or not, it is certainly applicable to his experience.
C.
Matthew Henry said that this Psalm expressed “...a conflict between sense and faith, sense
objecting and faith answering.”
II.
The Psalmist yearns for the presence of God.
A.