Psalm 42:2

2 Wǒde xīn kĕ xiǎng shén , jiù shì yǒngshēng shén . wǒ jǐshí dé chaójiàn shén ne .

Psalm 42:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 42:2

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God
Who is so called, in opposition to the idols of the Gentiles, which were lifeless statues; and who is the author, giver, and maintainer of natural life; and who has promised and provided eternal life in his Son; and is himself the fountain of life, and the fountain of living waters, and a place of broad rivers and streams: particularly his lovingkindness, which is better than life, is a pure river of water of life, the streams where make glad the saints; and hence it is that the psalmist thirsted after God, and the discoveries of his love: saying,

when shall I come and appear before God?
meaning, not in heaven, as desiring the beatific vision; but in the tabernacle, where were the worship of God, and the ark, the symbol of the divine Presence, and where the Israelites appeared before him, even in Zion; see ( Psalms 84:7 ) .

Psalm 42:2 In-Context

1 ( Kĕlā hòuyì de xùn huǐ shī , jiāo gĕi líng zhǎng ) shén a , wǒde xīn qiē mù nǐ , rú lù qiē mù xī shuǐ .

2 Wǒde xīn kĕ xiǎng shén , jiù shì yǒngshēng shén . wǒ jǐshí dé chaójiàn shén ne .

3 Wǒ zhòuyè yǐ yǎnleì dāng yǐnshí . rén bù zhù de duì wǒ shuō , nǐde shén zaì nàli ne .

4 Wǒ cóng qián yǔ zhòngrén tóng wǎng , yòng huānhū chēngzàn de shēngyīn , lǐng tāmen dào shén de diàn lǐ , dàjiā shǒu jié . wǒ zhuī xiǎng zhèxie shì , wǒde xīn jíqí bēi shāng .

5 Wǒde xīn nǎ , nǐ wèihé yōu mēn , wèihé zaì wǒ lǐmiàn fán zào . yīn dāng yǎngwàng shén . yīn tā xiào liǎn bāngzhu wǒ , wǒ hái yào chēngzàn tā .