Listen to David

David preaching to himself in Psalm 42.

Why are you downcast, oh my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God, for I shall

again praise Him him my salvation.

Now, you gotta be careful not to do this in public.

So, I mean people think you're crazy, alone do this even do it out loud

soul this morning why you downcast

Don't be downcast my soul and then preach to yourself.

How do you fight for joy when you are overwhelmed with discouragement.

That's the question John Piper answers from Psalm 42

in this episode of Light and Truth.

This message was originally given at the Desiring God Regional Conference in Greenville, South Carolina on August 20, 2005.

These are strategies for the fight. Now this has been a conference on the fight for joy.

Well tell us how to do it for goodness sakes. You made all these foundations and all these

clarifications and you're going to tell us how to fight.

And the answer is here we go.

Number one, meditate on the word of God day and night.

Now I mean this book, the black one,

or burgundy or white or red or little or big whatever you whatever version you have

The precepts of the Lord are right rejoicing the heart. Here it is, I mean God said so.

The precepts of the Lord are right rejoicing the heart.

Psalm 19-8.

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