Psalm 42:1-11 “Dealing with Discouragement”
I. The Psalmist's Adversity
i. David Was Oppressed From Without - 9 I will say unto my rock, why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
“OPPRESS” means - to feel pressure, or the weight of distress
By Talking - 10 while they say daily unto me,
By Taunting - 10 where is thy God?
By Tearing - 10 As with a sword in my bones,
By Testing - 10 mine enemies reproach me
ii. Oppressed From Within -
5 Why art thy cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted in me?
11 Why art thou cast down, Oh my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me?
The Cause of Discouragement 11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul
(a) The Sin of Man, (b) The Silence of God (c) The Sense of Injustice
The Curse of Discouragement - 11 hope thou in God: Questions -
(a) Faith - Hope (b) Fidelity - Thou (c) Focus - in God - Alone
The Cure For Discouragement -
11 for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
(a) Vision - for I shall yet, (b) Victory - for I shall yet praise him,
(c) Vindication - who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
II. The Psalmist’s Anxiety
1. It Affected Him Physically
i. His Eyes - 3 My tears have been my meat day and night.
ii. His Eating - 3 My tears have been my meat (food) day and night.
iii. Expression 11 who is the health of my countenance, and my God
2. It Affected Him Spiritually
9 I will say unto God my rock, why hast thou forgotten me.
III. The Psalmist’s Activity
His Discernment
i. His Perception - 11 who{God} is the health of my countenance, and my God.
The Lord alone can heal us Physically, Mentally & Spiritually.
and He can heal a broken, depressed spirit.
ii. His Prayer - 6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar
His Discipline - 5 & 11 Why art thy cast down, O my soul? And why art thy disquieted in me? He talked to Himself.
His Determination - The Psalmist >
Talked To Himself….V.5 & 11
Talked To the Lord…V.9
Trusted In the Lord…v.5 & 11 hope thou in God
iii. His Patience - 11 for I shall yet praise him,
who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
