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Psalm, Chapter 112

Prosperity of the One Who Fears the Lord.

112 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
How blessed is the man who [c]fears the Lord,
Who greatly delights in His commandments.

-        Prosperity of the One

o   This is personal

-        Who fears the Lord

o   This is who it applies too

-        Praise the Lord

o   This is the continual activity we should be doing

-        How blessed is the man who fears the Lord

o   The words “how blessed” is type of measurement

o   The answer implies that it is “immeasurable”

o   If you fear (respect) the Lord, YOU WILL BE BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE

-        Who greatly delights in His commandments

o   Who greatly delights

§  This means one who takes great pleasure in knowing His commandments and doing His commandments that he may please the Lord

§  If your attitude is to be careful to please Him, He will Outbless you!

o   In His commandments

§  Do you know His commandments?

§  Do you follow His commandments?

§  Do you delight in keeping them or does this seem unfair, unjust or outdated

·       This speaks volumes about where your heart is

 2 His [d]descendants will be mighty [e]on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.

-        His descendants will be mighty on earth

o   This man who fears the Lord and delights in His commandments

o   His descendants will be mighty on the earth because they will be many

-        The generation of the upright will be blessed

o   This means God’s blessing are generational

§  They continue forever and ever

 3 Wealth and riches are in his house,
 And his righteousness endures forever.

-        Wealth & riches are in his house

o   This speaks of financial prosperity in one’s house (his home)

o   When you do these three things:

§  Praise the Lord

§  Fear the Lord

§  Delight in His commandments

o   The reward is prosperity in your house

§  This impacts your family where you live

-        And his righteousness endures forever

o   When do these three things

o   You will be made righteous by the Lord

o   And He will make it permanent - forever

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Psalm, Chapter 111

The Lord Praised for His Goodness.

111 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,
In the company of the upright and in the assembly.

-          The Lord praised for His goodness

o   We should praise the Lord because of His Goodness

§  He forgave us

§  He saved us

§  He loves us

§  He paid for our sins

§  He is coming to take us to heaven

-          Praise the Lord!

o   This is what we need to do (not should do)

-          I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart

o   Whatever you give from your heart is meaningful

o   With all  your heart means its super meaningful & important to you

-          In the company of the upright and in the assembly

o   The company of the upright

§  These are fellow believers

o   And in the assembly

§  These are larger meetings

§  They would include church meetings

·         Where people assemble to praise God

o   Let them all heart your voice thanking God with all your heart!

 2 Great are the works of the Lord;
 They are [c]studied by all who delight in them.

-          Great are the works of the Lord

o   Great means awesome and good (bigger than what man can do)

-          They are studied by all who delight in them

o   Believers should study His works

§  What He did

§  What He made

§  How He did it

o   If you delight in the things of God; God will grant you the desires of your heart

o   Every promise contained in His word!

 3 [d]Splendid and majestic is His work,
And His righteousness endures forever.

-          Splendid and majestic is His work

o   Splendid means “magnificent; very impressive”

o   Majestic means “having or exhibiting majesty”; “impressive dignity”

o   This is a description of His work (it has a godly quality to it)

-          And His righteousness endures forever

o   Righteousness is “the quality of being morally right or justifiable”

o   Jesus was morally right because He never sinned

o   Jesus always did the will of the Father

o   Therefore His righteousness endures forever

o   This means it lives on forever & ever

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Psalm, Chapter 110

The Lord Gives Dominion to the King.

A Psalm of David.

110 The Lord says to my Lord:
 “Sit at My right hand
 Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

-          The title is “The Lord gives dominion to the king”

-          The Lord gives (power and authority belong to God alone)

-          The Lord can give it to whom He wants too because its His

-          In this case, He gives Dominion to the King

o   Dominion is the power and authority

§  sovereignty and control

-          a Psalm of David

o   A Psalm is sacred song or hymn

o   David means “beloved”

o   This is a sacred song to be sang by God’s beloved

-          Davis was King of Israel

o   If the LORD (notice all caps) says to my Lord

§  The first word is Jehova

§  The second word is Adon which is Master or Lord

o   This must be God the Father talking about Jesus His Son

-          Sit at My right hand

o   Hebrews 1:3

§  3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and [b]upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.

o   1 Peter 3:22

§  21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God [q]for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.

o   Acts 7:55-56

§  55 But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

-          Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet

o   God the Father promised He would make the enemies of Jesus Christ a footstool for Him (under His feet; in complete submission)

 2 The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,
“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

-          The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion

o   Jehovah will stretch forth Your strong scepter

§  A staff carried by rulers as a symbol of sovereignty 

o   From Zion

§  The hill of Jerusalem on which the city of David was built

§  Also the location of the New Jerusalem to come

·         A 1,500 mile cube of precious stones

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Psalm, Chapter 109

Vengeance Invoked upon Adversaries.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

109 O God of my praise,
 Do not be silent!

-          The title is worth noting

-          Vengeance invoked (to ask the judge to take action)

-          Upon Adversaries (one’s opponent; as in a contest, or battle)

-          Yes, David asked God take vengeance upon his adversaries

-          It’s a song so it was meant to be remembered

-          It’s for the choir director which means it would be taught to others to sing

-          O God of my praise (notice the opening part of the prayer)

o   God is the one who causes us to praise

-          Do not be silent!

o   This means David wants God to answer this request right away (audibly)

 2 For they have opened the [a]wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken [b]against me with a lying tongue.
3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
 And fought against me without cause.

-          David gives the reason for his request

o   They opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me (talking smack)

o   They lied about me

o   They surround me with words of hatred

o   And fought against me without cause (was not provoked; undeserved action)

o   Maybe someone  has lied about you or is fighting against you without cause

§  And you didn’t do anything to provoke it

4 In return for my love they act as my accusers;
 But I am in prayer.

-          In return for my love they act as my accusers 

o   David gave love

o   They returned accusations (returned evil for good)

-          But I am in prayer

o   David’s response was to pray not take revenge himself

o   This is the best way to respond (pray for them)

5 Thus they have [c]repaid me evil for good
And hatred for my love.

-          They repaid evil for good (the opposite of what should have happened)

-          And hatred for my love (the opposite of love is hatred)

6 Appoint a wicked man over him,
 And let an [d]accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty,
 And let his prayer become sin.

-          David does the unthinkable

-          Now he asks God to appoint wicked man over him (give him the same treatment)

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Psalm, Chapter 108

God Praised and Supplicated to Give Victory.

A Song, a Psalm of David.

108 My heart is steadfast, O God;
 I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my [a]soul.

-          The title is “God Praised and Supplicated to Give Victory”

o   It’s a two part formula

o   First, God is Praised – For His love, For His mercy, For His grace, Who He is

o   And Supplicated

§  to ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying. 2. To make a humble entreaty to; beseech. To make a humble, earnest petition; beg.  

o   Here is the formula

§  God Praised (plural) over & over

§  And Supplicated (to humbly & earnestly ask)

§  = Victory

-          It’s a song of David

o   It’s a song because God wants us to remember the words

o   It’s a Psalm of David: “David” means beloved

o   It’s a song every beloved child of God should sing

-          Now we get to verse 1

-          My heart is steadfast, O God’ 

o   fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.

o   firm in purpose, resolution, faith, etc.: a steadfast friend.

o   unwavering, as resolution, faith, or adherence.

o   firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs.

o   firmly fixed in place or position; stable.

-          When your heart is steadfast you are going God’s direction walking by faith; therefore,

-          I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul

o   This means you will sing from your heart for eternity (your soul)

 2 Awake, harp and lyre;
 I will awaken the dawn!

-          To awake harp and lyre means you start playing these instruments & singing

-          I will awaken the dawn means you are going to do this first thing in the morning

o   In other words, the first you thing you think about is praising God early in the morning

o   If you start every day with this attitude and gratitude of the heart everyday will be outblessed by the Lord

3 I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples,
 And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

-          When you sing, this is what you should be singing about

o   Give thanks to You, O Lord

-          Among the peoples

o   This means in public view & hearing so others can see

-          And I will sing praises to You among the nations

o   This means not just once or twice in public view

o   It means over and over until the all the nations hear it

o   It’s a concert tour, an internet broadcast, everyone is invited

The idea is the praise & thanksgiving is a life’s work in plain view of all 

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Philippines Chapter 3

The Goal of Life

3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

-          Whenever we gather again to read God’s word

-          Whenever we re-read it again and again

-          It is no trouble, no bother, not redundant, nor unnecessary

-          Instead it is a safeguard for you and I !

2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the [a]false circumcision; 3 for we are the true [b]circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, 4 although I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.

-          The Apostle Paul wants us to beware (that means watch out)

-          He gave us three things to watch out for:

o   Beware of dogs (dogs are led by their hunger bodily urges)

o   Beware of evil workers (evil workers are led by evil spirits)

o   Beware of the false circumcision (Jews wanting to include the law but who don’t and can’t follow it either) – they simply want power over others

-          We are the true circumcision (this is of the heart)

-          Who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus

o   Reliance upon God alone

-          And put no confidence in the flesh

o   No confidence means we realize we can’t earn our way into heaven

-          Paul had all the credentials:

o   Born into a Jewish family

o   Circumcised the 8th day (exactly according to the law)

o   The tribe of Benjamin (the small but powerful tribe)

o   A Hebrew of Hebrews (meaning he followed Jewish customs)

o   As to the Law, a Pharisee (a doctor of law)

o   As to Zeal (a persecutor of the church)

o   Found blameless by the law (very interesting

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Psalm, Chapter 107

The Lord Delivers Men from Manifold Troubles.

107 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,
 For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

-          The title is a statement of fact

o   The Lord Delivers Men from Manifold Troubles

o   This means the Lord rescues men from many troubles

o   Whatever trouble you have; God can deliver you through it!

-          Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good

o   Why is the Lord good?

o   Because He delivers us from manifold troubles (all of them)

-          For His lovingkindness is everlasting

o   This promise is forever (its still good today)

 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary
3 And gathered from the lands,
 From the east and from the west,
 From the north and from the [a]south.

-          Let the redeemed of the Lord say so

o   That’s you and I

o   Redeemed means purchased back

o   God paid for you sins and mine with His blood instead of ours

o   If you receive it – SAY SO

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a [b]desert region;
They did not find a way to [c]an inhabited city.
5 They were hungry [d]and thirsty;
Their soul fainted within them.

-          Sometimes it feels like we are wandering the desert too

-          We can’t seem to find our way either

-          We to get hungry and thirsty (impatient)

-          Sometimes we feel like we’re going to faint

 6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
 He delivered them out of their distresses.

-          Notice they cried out to the Lord = He delivered them ! - FAITHFUL

7 He led them also by a [e]straight way,
To go to [f]an inhabited city.
8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
 And for His [g]wonders to the sons of men!

-          He led them also by a straight way

o   The shortest possible distance to the right place (quickly)

-          Give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness

o   Because He helps us!

-          And for His wonders to the sons of men

o   His wonders are almost not believable they are so fantastic (outblessed)

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Psalm, Chapter 106

Israel’s Rebelliousness and the Lord’s Deliverances.

106 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

-          The title is “Israel’s rebelliousness and the Lord’s Deliverances”

o   This seems to be irony

o   Israel’s rebelliousness

§  It seems this should turn to punishment

o   And the Lord’s Deliverances

§  Deliverance seems like the opposite reward for rebelliousness

§  It’s called grace

-          As a result we have the first verse

-          Praise the Lord!

o   Because He delivers us in spite of our rebelliousness

-          Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good

o   We must thank the Lord for He is good even when are not

-          For His lovingkindness is everlasting

o   That means it is without end

 2 Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the Lord,
 Or can show forth all His praise?
 3 How blessed are those who keep [c]justice,
[d]Who practice righteousness at all times!

-          It’s hard to keep track of all the mighty deeds of the Lord

o   We could never praise Him enough

-          We are blessed 

4 Remember me, O Lord, in Your favor [e]toward Your people;
Visit me with Your salvation,
5 That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones,
 That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,
 That I may glory with Your [f]inheritance.

-          We want the Lord to remember us by name

o   If your name is written in the book of life – you are saved

-          You will see the prosperity of His chosen ones (abundantly above0

o   You will rejoice in gladness

o   And glory with His inheritance

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Psalm, Chapter 105

The Lord’s Wonderful Works in Behalf of Israel.

105 Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;
 Make known His deeds among the peoples.

-          The title is worth noting

o   The Lords Wonderful Works

§  His works are truly wonderful

o   In Behalf of Israel

§  Israel was breaking the law

§  God showed up and helped them anyway

-          Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name

o   As a result of His wonderful works…

o   Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name (because that’s how you get saved)

-          Make known His deeds among the peoples

o   In other words tell everyone about His grace & mercy

§  He is ready to forgive sinners

§  Consider the mighty deeds He has done to save His people

·         Plagues upon Egypt

·         Parting the Red Sea

·         Clearing out the people in the promised land

 2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
[a]Speak of all His [b]wonders.
3 [c]Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.
4 Seek the Lord and His strength;
 Seek His face continually.

-          Sing. Speak. Glory. (Get fired up)

-          Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad (because they are forgiven)

-          See the Lord

o   And His strength

o   His face continually

 5 Remember His [d]wonders which He has done,
His marvels and the judgments [e]uttered by His mouth,
6 O seed of Abraham, His servant,
 O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

-          Remembers His wonders (past tense)

-          His marvels and judgements uttered (His word)

-          Seed of Abraham (Jews, Arabs and all believers by faith in Jesus Christ)

 7 He is the Lord our God;
 His judgments are in all the earth.

8 He has remembered His covenant forever,
 The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
 9 The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac.
10 Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
 To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
 11 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
 As the [f]portion of your inheritance,”

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Psalm, Chapter 104

The Lord’s Care over All His Works.

104 Bless the Lord, O my soul!
 O Lord my God, You are very great;
 You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
 2 Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,
 Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

-          The title is “The Lord’s Care over All His Works”

o   First, please note “The Lord’s Care”

o   He does care and He will take care of everything He made

o   Second, note that He takes Care over All His works (not just some)

o   This means birds, trees, flowers, animals, fishes, everything & everyone!

§  This includes you

§  This includes your family

-          O Lord, my God

o   This is a confession of faith but in the context of relationship (my God)

-          You are very great

o   God Himself is very great (no one and/or no thing can compare)

-          You are clothed with splendor and majesty

o   This goes way beyond mere clothes

o   It speaks of His glory, beauty, power, righteousness, awesomeness!

-          Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak

o   God wraps Himself in light like putting on a sweater or a jacket

o   Imagine being able to bend light into any shape you wanted too

-          Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain

o   This means He simply rolls it our so everyone can see it

o   He rolling out planets, stars, moons, universes like a ten curtain 

3 [a]He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
[b]He makes the clouds His chariot;
[c]He walks upon the wings of the wind;
4 [d]He makes [e]the winds His messengers,
[f]Flaming fire His ministers.

-          He lays beams of His upper chambers in the waters

o   This means God builds His house even in the midst of water

-          He makes the clouds His chariot

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