Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for August 20, 2017

“I Shall Yet Praise Him!” Psalm 42:1-11 Bible Study 08/20/17

Our psalm this morning is the first psalm of the second “book” of psalms (42-72). These psalms point forward to the fulfillment of all things in Christ and relate concretely to the experiences of God’s people in every generation. Psalm 42 is addressed to the choirmaster and is a musical selection from the temple musicians, the sons of Korah.

I. Introduction

-“God in the Psalms is the all-satisfying object.” (C.S. Lewis)
-the salvaged sons of Korah

II. An Appetite to Observe (1-5)

-longing for God because of absence from corporate worship
-corporate expression and encounter
-homesickness for the house of God

III. An Example to Follow (6-11)

-suffering that exposes secondary satisfaction
-learning to talk to yourself: “pierce” the mind
-looking away to the Lord of life
-the Great Worshiper: our Helper

IV. So What?

-Because the Lord alone satisfies, crave and praise Him in every circumstance and event.
-Recognize the “resolution” in Psalm 43.
-Preach the gospel to yourself regularly!