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# Psalm 042 General Notes

### Type of psalm

Psalm 42 is a psalm of praise for all that God has done and a prayer for deliverance from the psalmist's enemies. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deliverer]])

### Special concepts in this chapter
####Yahweh's deliverance
The psalmist praises God as he remembers what God has done for him in the past, and he puts his trust in him. He needs rescuing from his enemies. Scholars believe that this psalm is about a man in exile longing for Jerusalem. 

####Psalm 42 and Psalm 43
Some scholars believe that these two psalms were originally written together as one psalm. 

####Superscription
This psalm is called "a Maschil of the sons of Korah." The word "Maschil" in the original language has caused scholars to have various opinions about its meaning. Some say it means to instruct, while others say that the word is referring to the skill used in creating the psalm. Still others think it means that meditation should be used in reading this psalm. 

## Links:

* __[Psalms 42:1](../../psa/042/001.md)__

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