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Psalm 42

Sal. 42:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
, γMaschil
maskiyl (Hebrew #4905)
instructive, i.e. a didactic poem
KJV usage: Maschil.
Pronounce: mas-keel'
Origin: from 7919
, for the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Korah
Qorach (Hebrew #7141)
ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites
KJV usage: Korah.
Pronounce: ko'rakh
Origin: from 7139
.>> As the hart
'ayal (Hebrew #354)
a stag or male deer
KJV usage: hart.
Pronounce: ah-yawl'
Origin: an intensive form of 352 (in the sense of ram)
ζpanteth
`arag (Hebrew #6165)
to long for
KJV usage: cry, pant.
Pronounce: aw-rag'
Origin: a primitive root
after the water
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
brooks
'aphiyq (Hebrew #650)
properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero
KJV usage: brook, channel, mighty, river, + scale, stream, strong piece.
Pronounce: aw-feek'
Origin: from 622
, so panteth
`arag (Hebrew #6165)
to long for
KJV usage: cry, pant.
Pronounce: aw-rag'
Origin: a primitive root
my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
after thee, O God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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or, A Psalm giving instruction to the sons, &c.
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brayeth.

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1-4:  David's zeal to serve God in the temple.
5-11:  He encourages his soul to trust in God.
A.M. 2983.
B.C. 1021.
(Title.){Maschil,} or a Psalm giving instruction, of the sons, etc. Or, "An instructive Psalm," or didactic ode, "for the sons of Korah."
It is generally supposed to have been written by David when driven from Jerusalem and beyond Jordan, by Absalom's rebellion.the sons.
Sal. 44:1• 1Al Músico principal: de los hijos de Coré: Masquil. Oh Dios, con nuestros oídos hemos oído, nuestros padres nos han contado, La obra que hiciste en sus días, en los tiempos antiguos. (Sal. 44:1)
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Sal. 45:1• 1Al Músico principal: sobre Sosannim: para los hijos de Coré: Masquil: Canción de amores. Rebosa mi corazón palabra buena: Refiero yo al Rey mis obras: Mi lengua es pluma de escribiente muy ligero. (Sal. 45:1)
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Sal. 46:1• 1Al Músico principal: de los hijos de Coré: Salmo sobre Alamoth. Dios es nuestro amparo y fortaleza, Nuestro pronto auxilio en las tribulaciones. (Sal. 46:1)
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Sal. 47:1• 1Al Músico principal: de los hijos de Coré: Salmo. Pueblos todos, batid las manos; Aclamad á Dios con voz de júbilo. (Sal. 47:1)
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Sal. 48:1• 1Canción: Salmo de los hijos de Coré. Grande es Jehová y digno de ser en gran manera alabado, En la ciudad de nuestro Dios, en el monte de su santuario. (Sal. 48:1)
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Sal. 49:1• 1Al Músico principal: Salmo para los hijos de Coré. Oid esto, pueblos todos; Escuchad, habitadores todos del mundo: (Sal. 49:1)
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Sal. 84:1• 1Al Músico principal: sobre Gittith: Salmo para los hijos de Coré. ¡Cúan amables son tus moradas, oh Jehová de los ejércitos! (Sal. 84:1)
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Sal. 85:1• 1Al Músico principal: Salmo para los hijos de Coré. Fuiste propicio á tu tierra, oh Jehová: Volviste la cautividad de Jacob. (Sal. 85:1)
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Sal. 85•  (Sal. 85)
:*titles;
Nm. 16:1,32• 1Y Coré, hijo de Ishar, hijo de Coath, hijo de Leví; y Dathán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab; y Hon, hijo de Peleth, de los hijos de Rubén, tomaron gente,
32Y abrió la tierra su boca, y tragólos á ellos, y á sus casas, y á todos los hombres de Coré, y á toda su hacienda.
(Nm. 16:1,32)
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Nm. 26:11• 11Mas los hijos de Coré no murieron. (Nm. 26:11)
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1 Cr. 6:33‑37• 33Estos pues con sus hijos asistían: de los hijos de Coath, Hemán cantor, hijo de Joel, hijo de Samuel;
34Hijo de Elcana, hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliel, hijo de Thoa;
35Hijo de Suph, hijo de Elcana, hijo Mahath, hijo de Amasai;
36Hijo de Elcana, hijo de Joel, hijo de Azarías, hijo de Sophonías;
37Hijo de Thahat, hijo de Asir, hijo de Abiasaph, hijo de Core;
(1 Cr. 6:33‑37)
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1 Cr. 25:1‑5• 1Asimismo David y los príncipes del ejército apartaron para el ministerio á los hijos de Asaph, y de Hemán, y de Jeduthún, los cuales profetizasen con arpas, salterios, y címbalos: y el número de ellos fué, de hombres idóneos para la obra de su ministerio respectivo:
2De los hijos de Asaph: Zachûr, José, Methanías, y Asareela, hijos de Asaph, bajo la dirección de Asaph, el cual profetizaba á la orden del rey.
3De Jeduthún: los hijos de Jeduthún, Gedalías, Sesi, Jesaías, Hasabías, y Mathithías, y Simi: seis, bajo la mano de su padre Jeduthún, el cual profetizaba con arpa, para celebrar y alabar á Jehová.
4De Hemán: los hijos de Hemán, Buccia, Mathanía, Uzziel, Sebuel, Jerimoth, Hananías, Hanani, Eliatha, Gidalthi, Romamti-ezer, Josbecasa, Mallothi, Othir, y Mahazioth.
5Todos estos fueron hijos de Hemán, vidente del rey en palabras de Dios, para ensalzar el poder suyo: y dió Dios á Hemán catorce hijos y tres hijas.
(1 Cr. 25:1‑5)
panteth.
Heb. brayeth.
so panteth.
 Book 2, Series 1. The Great Tribulation (“The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy” by B. Anstey)
 Whatever the distresses and sorrows of the first forty-one psalms, the heart of the psalmist always looked freely to Jehovah in them, was in fuller relationship with Him and the enjoyment of public services, in which His name was celebrated. Here he is cast out. he remembers these things. He is an outcast and can only, in the secret of his soul and in wilderness circumstances, look to the nature and essence of what God is….it is the position God sets His people in when covenant relationship is broken—as it will be, and is—with Israel....It is a searching process that we may be cast in naked dependence on grace. It is practically as to principle Rom. 7. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 42-44 by J.N. Darby)
 When a soul has believed in forgiveness, owning, no doubt, its sinfulness, but not really searched out, or the entirely sinful nature of the flesh discovered, the first joy may be lost, and the soul only know enough of God to feel the dreadfulness of not having the light of His countenance; but this gives the earnest desire to enjoy it. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 42-44 by J.N. Darby)
 He had lost the joy of the multitude, but he now panted after God Himself. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 42-44 by J.N. Darby)
 The great theme of the psalm is the faith of the soul in God Himself. Cast out of the land, and cut off from the blessings of the sanctuary, the soul clings to God as its only resource, when all else is gone. (Psalms 42 by H. Smith)
 As the water brooks revive the panting hart, so the soul looks to God as the life-giving One, to revive his soul. (Psalms 42 by H. Smith)
 In this book (Ps. 42-72) the circumstances the godly remnant find themselves in are far more trying than that of the first book. Antichrist will have risen in the land and be received by the apostate mass of Jews as their (false) Messiah (Jn. 5:43, Dan. 11:36-39). More than this, Antichrist will have set up an idolatrous image, the abomination of desolation (Mt. 24:15, Rev. 13:14-15), in the temple and will be forcing all in the land to worship it. When the godly remnant, for conscience sake, refuse to worship the image, the bitter hatred of the Beast and Antichrist will be drawn out after them. (Book 2. by B. Anstey)
 The key to the second book is Isa. 66:5. (Book 2. by B. Anstey)
 The godly Jewish remnant cast out by their apostate brethren (Isa. 66:5) are described as a beleaguered deer far from its native waterbrooks panting for water. (Book 2. by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. An instruction; ofa the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "for"; and so Ps. 44, etc.