Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
(Psalm 42:11)
Introduction: Examples of those in scripture who had times of being cast down .
1/ The Psalmist's charge to his own soul - "Hope thou in God" .
2/ The Psalmist's expectation and reason to hope - "For I yet shall praise him" .
3/ What God was to the Psalmist - "The health of my countenance and my God" .