4) Paul's sermon at the synagogue (Acts 13:16-41) involves an exposition of the prophecies of the Old Testament and a revealing of the hearts of his listeners: They are a people who may become scoffers and eventually unbelieving. Whither then shall I go from Your presence? A Psalm Of The Have-Nots (Audio) Download File. Scripture: PSALM 42:1-11, PSALM 43:1-5 Inner-Turmoil David Cawston Psalm 42:1-11; Psalm 43:1-5 Introduction: I have a churning place, it's in my stomach just below my rib cage. 15. Now Korah may have been, as indeed he was, a certain definite person; and have had sons, who might be called the sons of Korah; let us however search for the secret of which this is the sacrament, that this name may bring to light the mystery with which it is pregnant. I will say unto God, You are my lifter up; why have You forgotten me? For you do not doubt of your God. 63.]. The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. Start With Prayer. Everything We Need - Psalm 23. Run to the fountain; long for the fountain; but do it not anyhow, be not satisfied with running like any ordinary animal; run thou like the hart. I know this is a given but prayer prepares the preacher's heart for the studying of God's word (1 Peter 2:1-2) and it prepares the preacher's mind to receive clarity and insight into God's word (Psalm 119:18). When can I go and stand before him? The waves in what I already feel, the overhangings in that You denouncest. Again, verse 8: By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. This is not a song of jubilant hope. {Nehemiah 11:19} The ascription of authorship to a group is remarkable, and has led to the suggestion that the superscription does not specify the authors, but the persons for whose use the psalms in question were composed. It is the only psalm, of the 150 psalms, so labeled. Without it we die. Esther TOP. To what mortal's lot has it fallen? He was a captive in Babylonia and preached to the exiles about the fall of Jerusalem, and after having heard. A BIT OF BACKGROUND When we think and feel with God in the Psalms, this is the main result: we come to love God, and we want to see God and be with God and be satisfied in admiring and exulting in God. preaching the gospel. Water the key theme in the Psalm. Again the psalmist encouraged himself with the rhetorical refrain (cf. Thus the whole song is a picture of a soul climbing, not without backward slips, from the depths to the heights, or, in another aspect, of the transformation of longing into certainty of fruition, which is itself fruition after a kind. AND XLIII. He compared the noise of the waves to his troubles, that he personified as calling to one another to come and overwhelm him. Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads. [Note: VanGemeren, p. Psalm 42:2. Streaks of brightness flash through the gloom. Psalm 22 is an excellent choice for a sermon on Good Friday because, according to Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34, Jesus, "the man of sorrows" (Is 53:3), voiced the haunting opening words of this magnificent psalm, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" in his dying moment on the cross of Golgotha. Psalms 43:2 looks back to Psalms 42:9, the former clause in each verse being practically equivalent, and the second in 43 (Psalms 43:2), being a quotation of the second in Psalms 42:9, with a variation in the form of the verb to suggest more vividly the picture of weary, slow, dragging gait, fit for a man clad in mourning garb. For it is there is the house of my God. Feel guilty about feeling cut-off. The psalmists lamentation because of his enemies 42:6-11. Verse 5: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? The correspondence between mans needs and their true object is involved in that name "the living God"; for a heart can rest only in one all-sufficient Person, and must have a heart to throb against. Romans6:12-13 I admire the sight of the bodily members warring in the service of the soul that serves God.And wonderful though the tabernacle be, yet when I come to the house of God, I am even struck dumb with astonishment. There are at least three reasons why we can assume psalms 42 and 43 were originally joined together. Arise, O Lord! Fourth, the psalmist preaches to his own soul. The actual return to the Temple is desired because thereby new praise will be occasioned. For he said not, My tears became my drink, lest he should seem to have longed for them, as for the water-brooks: but, still retaining that thirst wherewith I burn, and by which I am hurried away towards the water-brooks, My tears became my meat, while I am not yet there. In building the Lord's house. But the curb has not been applied quite in vain, for throughout the succeeding verses there is a striking alternation of despondency and hope. . When tribulation shall actually come, He will not leave you destitute of His help; He will show you that which He commended to you in the daytime is true. That day of extrication will surely be followed by a night of music and of thankful prayer (for supplication is not the only element in prayer) to Him who by His deliverance has shown Himself to be the "God of" the rescued mans "life." Neither abstractions nor dead things can still its cravings. The enemy is called a "loveless nation." Thus tremulous, timid, mobile, it is beautifully compared to a hind. Scripture: Psalms 42:1-2 Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational Summary: THIRSTING FOR GOD THIRSTING FOR GOD (NLT) Psalm 42: 1-2 - As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. Korah was a great-grandson of Levi who rebelled against Moses leadership (Numbers 16:1-2). Why hope? Thus is it wisdom is learned, and thus faith, when man calls to man. I have now had the perception of something that is unchangeable; why do you disquiet me still? A Primer on Prayer - Psalm 28. Two-person skit: the chained, the Devil (2.) There is great similarity between the content of these psalms and the ones David wrote. For we find in the hart an emblem of swiftness. For were it to rest in itself, it would not see anything else beyond itself; and in seeing itself, would not, for all that, see God. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. My soul is thirsty for the living God Psalm 41:2. No, but calls on is equivalent to calls to him. The shifting of the initial word of Psalms 42:6 to the end of Psalms 42:5, and the substitution of My for His, bring the three refrains into line, and avoid the harsh expression "help of His countenance." 12. The twofold emotions of Psalms 42:6 recur in Psalms 42:7-8, where we have first renewed despondency and then reaction into hope. 8. The name "Elohim" occurs 164 times in this section of the Psalms, and the name "Yahweh" ("LORD") appears only 30 times. The unity is vouched by the considerations already noticed, and by the incompleteness of Psalms 42:1-11 without such triumphant close and of Psalms 43:1-5 without such despondent beginning. The psalmist's longing for God 42:1-5 The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. For there are already many things that I admire in the tabernacle. Therefore the psalm must be pre-exilic; and while there is no certainty attainable as to date, it may at least be said that the circumstances of the singer present more points of contact with those of the supposed Korachite follower of Davids fortunes on the uplands across Jordan than with those of any other of the imaginary persons to whom modern criticism has assigned the poem. Preaching Christ from Psalms: Foundations for Expository Sermons in the Christian Year by SIdney Greidanus Publisher: Eerdmans , 2016 ISBN: 9780802873668 3 ratings Digital $26.99 Digital (Group) $26.99 Overview Psalms 43, 66, 67, , 71 are anonymous. It is not a question asked for enlightenments sake but is an exclamation of impatience, if not of rebuke. What should I say, but. God is close to us and cares for us as a shepherd cares for his sheep. For God's tabernacle on earth is the faithful; I admire in them the obedience of even their bodily members: that in them Sin does not reign so that they should obey its lusts; neither do they yield their members instruments of unrighteousness unto sin; but unto the living God in good works. The certainty of return to the Temple overbears the pain of absence from it, and the vivid realisation of the gladness of worshipping again at the altar takes the place of the vivid remembrance of former festal approach thither. Who shall separate you from the love of Christ? (Romans 8:3135 paraphrased), Fifth, the psalmist remembers. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: sermonseeds-subscribe@associate.com. Furthermore, it is said in a certain passage, Your judgments are a mighty abyss, Scripture meaning to suggest that the judgments of God are incomprehensible. You may see not my flesh merely, but even my bones. The more numerous my sufferings, the sweeter will be Your mercy. I have within a victim to sacrifice; I have within an incense to place on the altar; I have within a sacrifice wherewith to propitiate my God. 2. I will not fear . For an abyss is a depth that cannot be reached or comprehended; and it is principally applied to a great body of water. Verses 12: As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. The psalmist was far from Jerusalem and the central sanctuary. inasmuch as he points with his finger to some stone, and says, Lo, there is my God! The preceding verses have given ample reason why she has been dejected, but now she is summoned to repeat them to a judicial ear. Here, when men keep festival simply for their own indulgence, it is their custom to place musical instruments, or to station a chorus of singers, before their houses, or any kind of music that serves and allures to wantonness. Psalm 41:10. Verse 8: By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. In verses 5 and 11, he calls God my salvation [or Savior] and my God. And even though he says it looks as if God has forgotten him, he never stops believing in the absolute sovereignty of God over all his adversity. 2. The separation, however, is old, since it is found in the LXX. Scripture ref: Luke 16:19-23. She lays up in summer what will be useful to her in winter. By the Unchangeable it was revived; it is by the changeable it is disquieted. Does man call on man as God is called upon? Esther 6 - Sleepless in Susa and Rain on the Parade. Each Monday brings a set of at least seven outlines to your e-mail box. The deer will die. The deer that knows its thirsty but has given up on trying to find a nice, cool stream thats always full of running water. Is it disquieted on account of God? "Mizar" is probably the name of a hill otherwise unknown, and specifies the singers locality more minutely, though not helpfully to us. It has been ingeniously conjectured by Delitzsch that the Korachite psalms originally formed a separate collection entitled "Songs of the Sons of Korach," and that this title afterwards passed over into the superscriptions when they were incorporated in the Psalter. With wise resolve he finds in dejection a reason for nestling closer to God. When away from the stream makes it a priority to rediscover it.. I think an abyss may not unreasonably be understood of man, of whom it is said elsewhere, Man shall come to a deep heart, and God shall be exalted. Of course, there are other psalms that focus on thanksgiving, but this is the only psalm that is labeled as a psalm for giving thanks. The deer that rejects water. Doesnt believe in it, doesnt long for it, or doesnt know they long for it. Edited by Philip Schaff. You see, hoping in God doesnt come naturally for sinners like us. Deep calls on deep, then, is, man calls to man. Rich Man and Lazarus Sermon Outline. For in order to making supplication unto God, I have not to buy anything from places beyond the sea; or in order that He may hear me, have I to sail to bring from a distance frankincense and perfumes, or have I to bring calf or ram from the flock. But they are happy in their very yearnings who are conscious of the true direction of these, and can say that it is God for whom they are athirst. PROPOSITION: To study the story of the rich man and Lazarus and notice: 1) The characters, 2) The circumstances, 3) The cries of the rich man, 4) The conclusions of the story. In this that I suffer are all Your waves; in the severer punishment that Thou threatenest, all Your overhangings have come unto me. There is with me prayer to the God of my life. Yet we must even now take notice of this title in such a way, that what we have said already should be no prejudice against our saying it again: for all were not present in every place where we said it. settled. However, he came back to the same expression of confidence with which he ended the first stanza. The higher self arrests this flow of self-pity and lamentation. So, let me invite you to take your copy of Gods Word and turn to Psalm 42. In reference to the description of the psalmists locality, Cheyne beautifully says, "The preposition from is chosen (rather than in) with a subtle purpose. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Not mere bodily presence there, but that joyful outpouring of triumph and gladness, is the object of the psalmists longing. Clearly the superscriptions rested upon some tradition or knowledge, else defective information would not have been acknowledged as it is in this one; but some name would have been coined to fill the gap. Lo, we have just now been gladdened by certain inward delights: with the mind's eye we have been able to behold, though but with a momentary glance, something not susceptible of change: why do you still disquiet me, why are you still cast down? (1) There are a number of ancient manuscripts that have both of these psalms as just one continuous psalm. That which does must be living. God Our Refuge And Strength (Audio) Download File. The Wedding Psalm (Audio) Download File. A quick reading of this Psalm suggests there are two divisions: (1) vv. I, who tremble all over, when my soul was disquieted on account of myself, feared greatly on account of Your judgments.Are those judgments slight ones? In verses 5 and 11, he calls God "my salvation and my God.". It would be good if all of us were so composed and careful in the expression of our discouragements that we never said anything amiss. Why then does Korah stand for Christ? For there is a depth, a profound, the bottom of which cannot be reached by sounding. Whoever begins as he did will finish where he climbed. He longed for God, whom he confidently expected to be able to praise in the future when the Lord would deliver him. It is likely that he wrote these four as well, even though they do not bear his name (cf. This I make my business here; I who am the hart thirsting and longing for the water-brooks, calling to mind the sweetness of that strain, by which I was led on through the tabernacle even to the house of God; while this corruptible body presses down the soul, Wisdom9:15 there is yet with me prayer unto the God of my life. In the daytime the Lord would pour out His love to the psalmist, and in the night he would respond by praising God. For to account for his fears, in the midst of those things, which he now knows, having come after a sort to the understanding of them, he has been looking behind him again in anxiety, lest the enemy be stealing upon him: he cannot yet say, I am made whole every whit. u.s.). He who has life in Himself is the Giver and Rescuer of our lives, and to Him they are to be rendered in thankful sacrifice. But seeing, brethren, so long as we are at home in this body, we are absent from the Lord; 2Corinthians5:6 and the corruptible body presses down the soul, and the earthly tabernacle weighs down the mind that muses on many things; Wisdom9:15 even though we have some way or other dispersed the clouds, by walking as longing leads us on, and for a brief while have come within reach of that sound, so that by an effort we may catch something from that house of God, yet through the burden, so to speak, of our infirmity, we sink back to our usual level, and relapse to our ordinary state. Notice that the Psalmist responds to his circumstances at one point by asking God, Why? Verse 9: I say to God, my rock: Why have you forgotten me? For I will go into the place of Your wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God. Youve learned deeply that its no relief to say that God does not rule the wind and the waves. Because He loves us. scenes of glory on a sea of gloom. Psalms 42-72 (Reformed Expository Commentary) Hardcover - November 11, 2019 by Richard D. Phillips (Author) 11 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover $33.98 4 New from $23.88 In the inspired poems of the Psalms, we find the full range of human emotions laid bare before the heart of God and in settings familiar to our experience. Weve got to preach it to ourselves, and preach diligently and forcefully, or well give way to a downcast and disquieted spirit. And whither shall I flee from Your Spirit? This is understandable since the same refrain occurs in both of them (cf. The imagery of floods lifting up their voices, and cataracts sounding as they fall, and breaking waves rolling over the half-drowned psalmist has been supposed to be suggested by the scenery in which he was; but the rushing noise of Jordan in its rocky bed seems scarcely enough to deserve being described as "flood calling to flood," and "breakers and rollers" is an exaggeration if applied to any commotion possible on such a stream. So the higher mood conquers at last, and breaks into a burst of joyous petition, which passes swiftly into realisation of the future joys whose coming shines thus far off. Because then God gives us all good things, because He Himself is good, not because we are worthy of it; because He is merciful, not because we have in anything deserved it; it is from the land of Jordan, and from Hermon, that I remember you. Esther 2:19-3:6 - Doing Good But Getting Punished. Psalm 41:9. In tribulation no man has leisure to hear: attend, when it is well with you; hear, when it is well with you; learn, when you are in tranquillity, the discipline of wisdom, and store up the word of God as you do food. And may He grant our desire through the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. It is reported of stagsthat when they either wander in the herds, or when they are swimming to reach some other parts of the earth, that they support the burdens of their heads on each other, in such a manner as that one takes the lead, and others follow, resting their heads upon him, as again others who follow do upon them, and others in succession to the very end of the herd; but the one who took the lead in bearing the burden of their heads, when tired, returns to the rear, and rests himself after his fatigue by supporting his head just as did the others; by thus supporting what is burdensome, each in turn, they both accomplish their journey, and do not abandon each other. Faithbook (Psalm 133) On October 28, 2003, a Harvard student by the name of Mark Zuckerberg was bored. They keep him from capsizing in the tumult of his emotions. But isnt it amazing that hes singing his prayer! MATTHEW HENRY Psalm 42 Commentary WILLIAM HESLOP Psalms 40-49 Sermon Seeds from the Psalms WILLIAM HOLWICK Psalm 42:1-11 When You Are Really Down (see OT > Psalms) HOMILETICS - Pulpit Commentary Multiple Homilies GEORGE HORNE Psalm 42 Commentary JAMIESON, F, B Psalm 42 Commentary KEIL AND DELITZSCH Psalm 42 Commentary A F KIRKPATRICK As water from a brook sustains a deer physically, so God Himself sustains people spiritually (cf. The Jordan Valley is quite wide north of this sea and the mountains of Hermon rise up to the east from it. Psalms 42 expresses the writers yearning for God. AS THE DEER PANTS FOR STREAMS OF WATER. A. Can put forward good arguments for not believing in water or having any desire for it. Faith may have a long struggle with fear, but it will have the last word, and that word will be "the help of my countenance and my God. More deceptive is when weve tried to get our deepest desires met by things that are of themselves good: for example, relationships, careers, serving others. Follow along with me as I read Psalm 42: To the choirmaster. The first time we see it in Bible history is in I Chronicles 16, when King David is bringing up the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. This is not inconsistent with righteousnessit is righteousness. {Psalms 42:11 and Psalms 43:5} But probably the text is faulty. Dont compromise! Has learnt to make do with occasional puddles. It is better therefore to translate "hind" than "hart." Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5). The actual author, as one of a band of kinsmen who worked and sang together, would, not unnaturally, be content to sink his individuality and let his song go forth as that of the band. Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts Psalm 41:7. (NLT) Psalm 63: 1-5 - O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. How could it happen? a Levite, led the festal march to the Temple, and in listening in fancy again to the shrill cries of joy which broke from the tumultuous crowd. He therefore glances back to himself, as if he were coming from that world; and says to himself, now placed in the midst of these sorrows, comparing these with the things, to see which he had entered in there, and after seeing which he had come forth from thence; Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why do you disquiet me? 9. They are sons of the bridegroom, sons of Christ. My God is the saving health of my countenance. I shall not want for refreshment, "He leadeth me beside the still waters." 3. He began with yearning after the living God. Deep calls to deep with the voice of Your water-spouts, in that Thou threatenest, You say, that there is another condemnation in store even after those sufferings. I thirst for God, the living God. And because he has the Lord for his shepherd, he does not lack anything he needs. PSALM 42 So thats a sermon for me, today. God being what He is, no longing soul can ever remain unsatisfied. Longings and tears, remembrances of festal hours passed in the sanctuary melt the singers soul, while taunting enemies hiss continual sarcasms at him as forsaken by his God. . The "soul" is the seat of emotions and desires. For I will confess unto Him. Then follows a gleam of hope, like a rainbow spanning the waterfall. The serpents are your vices, destroy the serpents of iniquity; then will you long yet more for the Fountain of Truth. Objectives: That each would understand the events that occurred at the pool of Bethesda and learn the lessons of appropriate compassion and sinful apathy. Accept that we may need to make effort. My God is the saving health of my countenance. Not many of us can compose songs when were discouraged and weeping day and night. Psalm 42 - Honest Prayer from a Discouraged Saint This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. This conflict of opposite emotions is the characteristic of the second part of the psalm, while that of the first part is an all but unrelieved predominance of gloom, and that of the third an all but undisputed victory of sunshine. Deep calls on deep with the voice of Your water-spouts. Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. JESUS URGES US TO DESIRE ETERNAL LIFE Where, I pray, is your God? Psalms 42:5 has the refrain in a form slightly different from that of the other two instances of its occurrence. And he knows it. Hope in God. It was in wonder and admiration he spoke this: Abyss calls unto abyss with the voice of Your water-spouts. Hear what else there is in the hart. Others believe the sons of Korah composed them. Devil "I've got his .read more Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2 This man was cut off from worship of the living God. I hope it speaks for you in this time of remembering. He has fixed forever and made melodious a sigh. 1. seeing that deep calls to deep, and after those sufferings severer ones are to be dreaded. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. (vv. For He who threatens does not let His judgments fall upon us, but keeps them suspended over us. To see those who were thought to have some stability, giving way under temptations, so that the rest of the weak brethren despair when they see those who are strong succumbing; how great, my brethren, are the dangers! Psalm 42 essentially a lament, with Psalm 43 forming the Psalmist's prayer in response to the lament. Individual rather than corporate. The facts on which faith feeds abide while faith fluctuates. ", To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. I will go, he says, into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God! Psalm 41:5. And, as it seems to answer, Would you not have me disquiet you, placed as I am here in so great evils? Assuredly it is from your seeing me labouring, that you labour with me: for I am labouring not for myself, but for you. SUBJECT: Covetousness TITLE: The Rich Man and Lazarus Type: Expository. Colossians1:24 Such longing indeed is not found in all who enter the Church: let all however who have tasted the sweetness of the Lord, and who own in Christ that for which they have a relish, think that they are not the only ones; but that there are such seeds scattered throughout the field of the Lord, this whole earth: and that there is a certain Christian unity, whose voice thus speaks, Like as the hart desires the water-brooks, so longs my soul after You, O God. Soul. It is God who justifies. When David came to the throne, one of his first thoughts was how he could show mercy to the household of his adversary Saul ( 2 Sam. St. Paul had a blinding revelation on the road to Damascus, an encounter with the risen Lord Jesus that turned his life completely topsy-turvy and started him on a perilous road that would take him all over .read more Scripture: Philippians 1:18-26, Psalm 42:2-5, Luke 14:1-11 Denomination: Catholic Tweed. HAVE MERCY ON ME, GOD. Christ Jesus is the one who died more than that, who was raised who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for you. It was God whom he addressed, who remembered him from the land of Jordan and Hermon. He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for you, how will He not also with Him graciously give you all things? And when these are heard, what do we passers by say? We will be looking at this Psalm in three parts over the next three weeks. The angelic choir makes an eternal holiday: the presence of God's face, joy that never fails. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. Psalm 27. putting God first. Hear what else there is in the hart. The locality thus designated is too far north for the scene of Davids retreat before Absalom, unless we give an unusual southward extension to the names; and this makes a difficulty in the way of accepting the hypothesis of the authors having been in his retinue. When shall I come and appear before God? The stimulus serves for a moment; but once more courage fails, and once more, at yet greater length and with yet sadder tones, plaints and longings are wailed forth. In this Psalm David, who is himself a shepherd, describes the LORD as his own personal shepherd. Thats why it pains me that were not presently able to be together. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Psalm 127. It is not however one individual, but it is One Body; but Christ's Body is the Church. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Oh, how much could be said here about the importance of corporate worship in our lives. And indeed it is not ill understood as the cry of those, who being as yet Catechumens, are hastening to the grace of the holy Font. Some of them were among the faithful adherents of David at Ziklag, {1 Chronicles 12:6} and in the new model of worship inaugurated by him the Korachites were doorkeepers and musicians. For example, Isaac Watts wrote these verses to be sung: Thats not a jubilant song. The insufficiency of the circumstances described to warrant the vehement emotions expressed is implied in the summons. Let there be no sloth in your running; run with all your might: long for the fountain with all your might. All unrest of longing, all fever of thirst, all outgoings of desire, are feelers put out blindly, and are only stilled when they clasp Him. The house of God is still standing, the poet has been there recently, and hopes soon to return and render praise. OBJECTIVES:Each listener should be able to understand the story, repeat it, and . Romans8:24-25. Sustaining Peace - John 14:27; 16:33 A. God's peace is distinct - 14:27 B. God's peace sustains in troubles and fear - 14:27 C. God's peace is only in Christ (Authoritative peace . We have undertaken the exposition of a Psalm corresponding to your own longings, on which we propose to speak to you. I am thirsty in my pilgrimage, in my running; I shall be filled on my arrival. But the victory is not quite won, and therefore Psalms 43:1-5, follows. Source. Some scholars believe David wrote these psalms for the sons of Korah to perform. 2. [Note: Merrill, "Psalms," p. Psalm 42 and 43 almost certainly originally a single Psalm. The type of deer that knows and recognises what thirst is. Download File. 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