Guiding Questions: Psalms 42

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. What is the condition of the Psalmist as expressed in Psalms 42:2 — secure; sad; endangered?
  2. Does the question “when will I come to appear before God?” imply death, or, rather, visiting a worship center?
  3. Who is it that asks the question “Where is your God? — the Psalmist or an “enemy”?
  4. Part of Psalms 42:5 is included in the Yom Kippur martyrology; why would this be appropriate for that portion of the service?
  5. But, according to Psalms 42:6, is the Psalmist entirely without hope or expectation of “good things”?
  6. Based upon Psalms 42:7, in what land is the Psalmist residing?
  7. Psalms 42:9-11 are a mixture of hope and being downcast; yet, in Psalms 42:12 how does this passage end?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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