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Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The LORD leads me to rest. A. The rest of Psalm 23 is found in the sentence in vs. 2, “He leads me beside still waters.” The Hebrew for this verse literally reads “besides waters of rest.” The still waters then would be a resting place for the sheep. The ultimate resting place that God was…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. Jesus the Shepherd provides what I need. A. There is a personal pronoun used four times in vs. 2 and 3. What does He provide? He makes me lie down. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths. The LORD is doing all this work to provide…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. Yahweh is the shepherd of Psalm 23. A. When you see the English word LORD (vs. 1) in all capital letters in the Bible, you know that the Hebrew word Yahweh or Jehovah is being translated. God told Moses his personal name Yahweh in Exodus 3:13-14. God is I am. God is absolutely self-sufficient…
Scripture: Psalm 72 / Matthew 2:1-6, 11 I. We need the righteousness and peace and prosperity of King Jesus. A. In the first two verses of his prayer for Solomon, King David prays twice for Solomon to rule with justice and righteousness. David’s prayer for Solomon to crush the oppressor (vs. 4) went far beyond…
Psalm 66 & Psalm 98 Come and See “Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.” (Psalm 66:5) “Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?” (Exodus 15:11) “When the angels…
Scripture: Psalm 45 The King’s Victory (v2-5) “In your majesty ride out victoriously” (v4) “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?…
Scripture: Psalm 59 I. The king wins because he is strong. A. At first, it appears like King David’s enemies are stronger than he is. Verse 3 says that “fierce men stir up strife against me.” The word fierce in this verse literally means strong or mighty. David says his enemies are like dogs (vs.…
Scripture: Psalm 57 I. The king and his people trust God’s promises under pressure. A. David, the author of Psalm 57, was Israel’s true king. He had been anointed as king by Samuel in 1 Samuel 16. But by 1 Samuel 22 David has escaped to a cave as his hiding place from Israel’s rejected…
Scripture: Psalm 42 and 43 I. When you lose your joy, remember what God has done in the past. A. The singer, one of the Sons of Korah, wanted to be in the house of God to worship God (Psalm 42:4). He wanted to be in Jerusalem. But he was far from Jerusalem. He was…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The Lord my shepherd-king provides for me. A. Perhaps, when David thought about how God had provided for all his needs as his shepherd (vs. 1), he thought back on how God had been a shepherd to Israel. Deuteronomy 2:7: “For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of…
