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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…
Scripture: Psalm 22 The Suffering Savior was Forsaken by God (v1-2) ““And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli lema sabachthani” That is “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” (Matthew 22:46) “For our sake, (God) made him to be sin who knew no sin, so…
Scripture: Psalm 20 I. You can pray with confidence when you pray for righteous causes. A. Psalm 20:1 makes it clear that Israel needs God’s help at this time. Before a particular battle King David has gone to the tabernacle to pray. And while he prays to God at the corner of the altar for…
Scripture: Psalm 11 I. When your world is threatened, you can choose flight. A. At the end of verse 1 we see how King David was tempted. He is taunted by some wicked people who tell him, “Flee like a bird to your mountain.” Why was King David in such danger? Verse 2 says his…
Scripture: Psalm 2 I. You should not respond to King Jesus with foolish rebellion. A. This song was originally intended to be sung for the coronation of Israel’s kings. This coronation of Israel’s king would be a day of great joy for Israel. But the nations around Israel would see coronation day as an opportunity…
Scripture: Psalm 1 I. You can walk the blessed way of the righteous. A. Some people think that to be blessed means to be happy. But we saw in our study of Philippians that happiness depends on circumstances. We know that the blessed are not always happy because of what Jesus said about the blessed…
January 26, 2019 Scripture: Psalm 31 I. You keep serving by surrendering to our faithful God. A. Look at some of the difficulties that King David was facing in his service to God in Psalm 31:1: “In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me.”…
January 19, 2020 Scripture: Psalm 30 We Glorify the LORD Because He is Savior “I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up . . . you have healed me. . . .O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go…
