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Psalms 42:1

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am 2983, bc 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: Psalms 44:1, Psalms 45:1, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 47:1, Psalms 48:1, Psalms 49:1, Psalms 84:1, Psalms 85:1 *titles Numbers 16:1, Numbers 16:32, Numbers 26:11; 1 Chronicles 6:33-37, 1 Chronicles 25:1-5

panteth: Heb. brayeth

so panteth: Psalms 63:1-2, Psalms 84:2, Psalms 143:6-7; Isaiah 26:8-9

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