“Exiled”
Psalm 42:7 “Deep cries unto deep at the sound of your waters” : Written during the time of the exile, the Psalmist finds himself far from the Place of the Temple, the House of the Lord…the Place where he can worship God freely…and he cries out to God: “I am far from home and troubles overwhelm me…” Read Psalm 42 (See also Psalm 32:6-7) Likewise the prophet Jonah, from the depths of the sea, at the gates of death itself…also in a place of “exile” far from the House of the Lord, cries out to God: “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me. (Psalm 42:7) Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’ (Psalm 27:13) The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head at the