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1 The Lord is a God who avenges.
    O God who avenges, shine forth.
 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;
    pay back to the proud what they deserve.

-          The title of this message is radical

o   The Lord Implored to Avenge His People

o   Notice that the Lord Implored (this means His people are imploring Him to listen and take action)

-          And what are they asking Him to do

o   To Avenge His People

o   This means to pay them back for the evil they have done (payback)

-          The Lord is a God who avenges

o   This is an interesting fact – The Lord is a God who avenges (He does this)

-          O God who avenges, shine forth

o   This means let the avenging appear (shine forth)

-          Rise up, Judge the earth

o   The request is that the Lord rise up (this means get up from His throne)

o   Judge the earth (this means payback each man according to his/her works)

-          Pay back to the proud what they deserve

o   This means punish the proud (those who don’t fear God and who mistreat others)

o   Notice they deserve it!

 3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?

-          Sometimes we wonder how long the Lord will let the wicked get away their ill behavior

-          How long will the wicked be jubilant (allowed to celebrate their wicked ways)

-          The prayer is really a request that their time come to an end and that judgement and punishment would start now

4 They pour out arrogant words;
    all the evildoers are full of boasting.

-          Notice they pour out arrogant words 

o   Like they are in charge or are the authority

-          All evildoers are full of boasting

o   Boasting means look how rich or powerful I am

o   Boasting means they act like they earned it or deserved it like their better than others

o   It’s a lie; its not true

5 They crush your people, Lord;
    they oppress your inheritance.
 6 They slay the widow and the foreigner;
    they murder the fatherless.

-          They crush your people, Lord; they oppress your inheritance

o   They are mistreating your people

o   This is going to make the Lord very angry and kindle the fire of His wrath

-          They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless

o   The seem to pick on the weak; those with no one else to defend them

 7 They say, “The Lord does not see;
    the God of Jacob takes no notice.”

-          They say the Lord does not see or take notice

-          But just because they say it does not make it true

-          God does see everything and He notices everything!

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Genesis Chapter 3 - Adam & Eve

1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”

2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”

4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked

Gideon

Gideon begins to doubt God’s help and feel inadequate

Judges 6:13 Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”

14 Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”

15 So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”

Judges 6:36 – the story of the fleece (one day wet, another day dry)

Not enough? God tells Gideon to go down and listen to the men talking about Gideon:

Judges 7:12 Now the Midianites and Amalekites, all the people of the East, were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore in multitude.

13 And when Gideon had come, there was a man telling a dream to his companion. He said, “I have had a dream: To my surprise, a loaf of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian; it came to a tent and struck it so that it fell and overturned, and the tent collapsed.”

Moses

Moses killed the Egyptian Exodus 2:12 and flees to Midian

While in Midian God puts a call on Moses life Exodus 3:4 (the burning bush)

Moses says “who am I” to tell Pharoh what to do  Exodus 3:11 (humility)

Moses says he has a slow tongue Exodus 4:10 (not an eloquent speaker)

God tells Moses that He will cause Pharoah to let His people go and they will come out with Gold & Jewels as well. (this has to sound impossible).

Moses felt woefully inadequate to do this but He went anyway.

Moses led the people out of bondage.

How about you?  Are you still caught up in some past sin and you think God can’t use you?  Do think “who am I”?  Do you think “I’m not an eloquent speaker”?  Does it seem like it’s impossible for you to make a difference?

Abraham & Sarah

Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. 2 And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: 4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. 

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Psalm, Chapter 93

The Majesty of the Lord.

93 The Lord [a]reigns, He is clothed with majesty;
The Lord has clothed and encircled Himself with strength.

-        The Title is “The Majesty of the Lord”

o   Majesty means “impressive stateliness, dignity, or beauty”

o   Have you considered the Majesty of the Lord lately

-        The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty

o   The Lord reigns is a declaration of fact

§  He is the ultimate authority in complete control 100%

o   He is clothed with majesty

§  Not in majesty but with majesty which mean it is inherently himself

-        The Lord has clothed and enriched Himself with strength

o   Notice again it is the Lord who enriched Himself (His ability & power)

 Indeed, the world is firmly established; it will not be moved.
2 Your throne is established from of old;
 You are from eternity.

-        Indeed, the world is firmly established; it will not be moved

o   This means God created it according to His will & power

o   It is solid, immovable and will remain according to God’s will & plan

-        Your throne is established from of old

o   This means His throne was established before the world was formed

-        You are from eternity

o   From eternity means from eternity past 

3 The floods have lifted up, Lord,
 The floods have lifted up their voice,
 The floods lift up their pounding waves.

-        The floods have lifted up, Lord

o   This means the water is getting higher

-        The floods have lifted up their voice

o   This means the sound is getting louder

-        The floods lift up their pounding waves

o   Now there’s waves and there pounding (loud & scary)

 4 More than the sounds of many waters,
 Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord on high is mighty.

-        More than the sounds of many waters

o   This is means many waves and continuous sound

-        Than the mighty breakers of the sea

o   The breakers are made of rock and cause waves to crash

-        The Lord on high is mighty

o   These rising of the tides, the crashing waves, the pounding 

o   All of these illustrate God’s power over the earth

 5 Your testimonies are fully confirmed;
 Holiness is pleasing to Your house,
 Lord, [b]forevermore.

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Psalm, Chapter 92

Praise for the Lord’s Goodness.

A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.

92 It is good to give thanks to the Lord
 And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
 2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning
 And Your faithfulness [a]by night,
3 [b]With the ten-stringed lute and [c]with the harp,
[d]With resounding music [e]upon the lyre.

-          The title of this message is Praise for the Lord’s Goodness

o   When is the last time you Praised the Lord for His Goodness

-          A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day

o   The Sabbath day is the day you stop working and focus on God

o   This should lead to a Song (singing Praise to the Lord)

o   For His Goodness (this is why we should giving Him praise)

-          It is good to give thanks to the Lord

o   It is good because God loves it!

o   Thank Him and Thank Him and Thank Him

-          And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High

o   Notice its not about just singing songs because we are happy

o   It is singing praises to Your name (the name of Jesus Christ)

§  It is because of what He did personally for each of us

-          To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night

o   We should declare two things

§  His Lovingkindness

§  And His Faithfulness

o   We should declare it morning and night (night & day – continuously)

-          With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp

o   This would require thought, written music, planning, practice

o   It’s a big deal because God’s Lovingkindness & Faithfullness is a big deal!

-          With resounding music upon the lyre

o   Resounding means loud & clear & awesome

o   Consider how great the value of His lovingkindness & faithfulness

 4 For You, O Lord, have made me glad by [f]what You have done,
I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

-          Notice it is what the Lord did made him glad

-          The works of His hands (creation, life, forgiveness, grace, mercy & salvation via the cross)

5 How great are Your works, O Lord!
 Your [g]thoughts are very deep.

-          How great are Your works O Lord

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Psalm, Chapter 91

Security of the One Who Trusts in the Lord.

91 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
 Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

-          The title of this message is Security of the One Who Trusts in the Lord

o   Security of the One (this means you; its personal)

o   It only comes from trusting in the Lord (that is how you get it)

o   If you place your trust in anyone or anything else its not secure

-          He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

o   To dwell in the shelter means to be in His house (to live there)

o   Do you live in God’s house?

o   God said you are not your own, you have been bought with a price

§  Jesus paid for you by His blood to redeem you (this means purchase)

-          Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty

o   If you are living in His house then you are abiding in His shadow

o   This means He is watching over you at all times (He is protecting you)

o   Nobody can break into God’s house and harm you or steel you away

 2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
 My God, in whom I trust!”

-          Some men want to build a fort or a fortress with strong walls

-          But listen to this I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God in whom I trust

o   This means you should trust in God more than any physical building or fortress

o   Because God is much strong and you are far more safe with Him than anywhere else

 3 For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper
 And from the deadly pestilence.

-          This is great news listen carefully

-          For it is He (Jesus Christ) who delivers you from the snare of the trapper

o   Evil men lay traps to try and trick you & harm you

o   It is He (Jesus Christ) who delivers you from the snare

§  In other words, God does not allow the traps to harm you

-          And from the deadly pestilence

o   There is pestilence in the world now

o   Don’t worry God is protecting His children from it

 4 He will cover you with His pinions,
 And under His wings you may seek refuge;
 His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

-          His pinions are His flight wings (He safely transport you away instantly)

-          And under His wings you may seek refuge

o   When you are under His wings, the birds of prey above can’t see you

o   Predators are warded off by the Lord is far too strong for them to attack

-          His faithfulness is shield and bulwark

o   Notice it is God’s faithfulness that is a shield (not our faithfulness)

o   God will protect you because He is faithful (always)

o   A bulwark is a solid wall-like structure raised for defense

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Psalm, Chapter 90

God’s Eternity and Man’s Transitoriness.

A Prayer of [a]Moses, the man of God.

90 Lord, You have been our [b]dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were born
 [c]Or You gave birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

-          The title of this message is God's eternity and man's Transitoriness

-          we see the timeline of the eternal God vs. man who is transitory (very short lived)

-          This is a prayer of Moses, the man of God

o   Moses means “drawn out”, “hidden”, “covered” or “extracted”

o   Moses was a man of God because

§  He was chosen by God

§  He chose God when he defended God’s people from the Egyptians

§  He chose a Godly life in the desert vs. a the riches of the palace

§  He chose to follow God back to Egypt and risk his life

-          Lord You have been our dwelling place in all generations

o   The Lord have been (past tense from eternity past; present; eternity forward

o   Always was, Always is, Always will be

-          Before the mountains were born or You gave birth to the earth and the world

o   We consider mountains thousands of years old (but not before God)

o   We consider the Earth old and the people which have been; but not before God)

o   To give birth means He was there and responsible for it

-          Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God

o   This is WHO HE IS

o   From eternity past to eternity forward

o   HE ALWAYS WILL BE

3 You turn man back into dust
 And say, “Return, O children of men.”

-          You turn man back into dust

o   In other words, you see him born and die and turn to dust

o   The lifespan of a man is nothing to a eternal God

-          And say “Return, O children of men”

o   He makes them die and makes them born

o   He sees all the beginnings and ends before they ever happen

4 For a thousand years in Your sight
 Are like yesterday when it passes by,
[d]Or as a watch in the night.

-          A thousand years in You sight

o   This is how God sees it

-          Are like yesterday when it passes by

o   Like one short day for us

o   God sees 1,000 years like one day to us

-          Or as a watch in the night

o   This means a single night

1,000 years is like one single night to God 

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Psalm, Chapter 89

The Lord’s Covenant with David, and Israel’s Afflictions.

A [a]Maskil of [b]Ethan [c]the Ezrahite.

89 I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever;
 To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.

-        The title of this message is the Lord's covenant with David, and Israel's afflictions

o   these things seem to be polar opposites

o   first we have a covenant with David

§  a covenant agreement is an agreement where only one party has to perform (in this case God performs everything necessary and David benefits) 

o   then we have Israel’s afflictions

§  Israel was afflicted because of their sin 

o   So what is the difference between David and Israel?

§  we know that David had sinned before with Bathsheba and Uriah

§  the difference is that David repented of his sins and ask God for forgiveness

§  he then believed God and his word and so God entered into a covenant agreement with him

§  the same remains true today to everyone who asked God to forgive them for their sins and puts their faith in His word and believes God

-        A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite

o   a maskil it's a biblical principle learn by someone old enough to know that God's word is true

o   Ethan means "strong," "safe," "solid," and "firm." Or “perpetuity, Perennial”

-        Ezrahite means (Born of the native; Son of the dawn; one born in the land with full citizenship rights)

o   Stitching these words together we get:

o   The Lord made a covenant with David even though he sinned according to Jewish wisdom from the old testament tried and proven to be true, strong, safe in perpetuity because of the son of dawn (it’s the gospel message)

 2 For I have said, “Lovingkindness will be built up forever;
 In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.”

-        Notice all of this is because of God’s word

-        God declared “lovingkindness will be built up forever” (God’s plan not man’s)

-        In the heavens these things were established by Him who is faithful to do it!

3 “I have made a covenant with My chosen;
 I have sworn to David My servant,
 4 I will establish your seed forever
 And build up your throne to all generations.” [d]Selah.

-        Here is the promise

o   I will establish your seed forever (the seed of chosen lives forever)

o   And build your throne to all generations (that means forever)

o   This is a prophecy concerning Jesus Christ and all His followers

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A Petition to Be Saved from Death.

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A [a]Maskil of Heman [b]the Ezrahite.

88 O Lord, the God of my salvation,
 I have cried out by day and in the night before You.
 2 Let my prayer come before You;
 Incline Your ear to my cry!

-        A petition to be saved from death

o   A petition is a humble but urgent request

o   To be saved from death is the last request

-        A Song (to be remembered)

-        A Psalm of the sons of Korah (grateful worship leaders)

-        According to the 

o   Mahalath (sickness, sad song, to writhe) 

o   Leannoth (concerning sickness; to be sung in sickness)

-        A Maskil

o   A Jewish saying based on biblical knowledge experienced by a mature believer who knows the biblical truth to be so

-        Of Heman (faithful or wise man)

-        The Ezrahite (Born of the native; Son of the dawn; one born in the land with full citizenship rights)

-        Make a humble petition to be saved before you die, sing with a grateful heart, pray to be healed of our sickness’ according to a knowledge of God’s word, to the only faithful and wise man Jesus Christ, the Son of the dawn!

 3 For my soul has [c]had enough troubles,
And my life has drawn near to [d]Sheol.

-        This is a prayer of a weary soul who life is near death (maybe sick)

 4 I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit;
 I have become like a man without strength,
 5 [e]Forsaken among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And they are cut off from Your hand.

-        These are the words of a man who “feels like God has abandoned him”

-        It seems he has lost his faith even if temporarily (like God has cut him off)

6 You have put me in the lowest pit,
 In dark places, in the depths.

-        The man blames God for putting him in the lowest pit in dark places

-        Maybe because he knows he deserved it

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Psalm, Chapter 87

The Privileges of Citizenship in Zion.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.

87 His foundation is in the holy mountains.
 2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion
 More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.

-          The privileges of Citizenship in Zion

o   Did you know citizens of Zion have privileges?

o   Zion is the hill Jerusalem is built upon

o   Zion is a picture of heaven as well

o   It represents God’s home

-          A psalm of the sons of Korah. A song

o   The sons of Korah led the worship in the temple with super-grateful hearts because they came from an evil family who tried to take power away from Moses and Aaron.  God swallowed them up on the earth.  The young sons of Korah were not there so they were spared. 7-generations later we find them leading worship in the temple with “a little extra gratitude” because they know the evil family they were born into and yet they became citizens of Zion!  They’re going to heaven.

-          His foundation is the holy mountains

o   If your foundation is holy; it’s solid (no better place to build upon)

o   Mountains are big and strong (a picture of God’s power)

o   The mountains are holy because God chose this place to send His Son to die and pay for the sins of the world (God could have chose anywhere but He chose Jerusalem)

-          The Lord loves the gates of Zion

o   The gates are where the leaders gather to discuss events

o   The gates are meant to keep enemies out and citizens safely inside

o   You might say it’s the doorway or gateway (Jesus said I am the way)

-          More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob

o   Jacob had traveled many miles and went many places

o   Of all these places, God loved one in particular – Jerusalem

§  Jerusalem means “ In Awe Of Peace”

§  Jacob means “he turns the head of God who listens”

§  God changed Jacob’s name to Israel

§  Israel means “He retains God”

§  We are in awe of God’s peace He gives all who ask God for help to turn His head and listen; God will change his name (adoption) into God’s family forever (retains)

3 Glorious things are spoken of you,
 O city of God. [a]Selah.

-          Glorious things are spoken of you, O City of God. Selah 

-          Selah means think about this over and over

-          Think about how Israel is surrounded by enemies yet still remains

-          Think about how the Jews were scattered throughout the earth but somehow retained their heritage and language and were gathered together again after 2,000 years and became a nation again in 1948.

-          Surely it is the city of God !

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Psalm, Chapter 86

Pleading and Trust.

A Prayer of David.

86 Incline Your ear, Lord, and answer me;
For I am afflicted and needy.

-          The title of this message is Pleading & Trust

o   First you plead to God

o   Then you trust He heard you & will help you

-          Incline Your ear, Lord, and answer me

o   Have you been pleading to the Lord lately?

o   Did you ask Him to incline His ear?

o   Do you believe He will?

o   Are you expecting Him answer you or do you doubt it?’

o   The key getting answers to your prayers are trusting that

§  God does hear

§  God does care

§  God will help

§  God will answer!

-          For I am afflicted and needy

o   Afflicted means wounded in some way (hurt, harmed, in need)

o   Are you hurt and needing something from God?

o   He is ready to help!
 
2 Protect my [a]soul, for I am godly;
You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You.

-          Protect my soul, for I am godly

o   The soul is the part of you that lives forever

o   If you are godly it means you are god-like (Christ-like)

-          You are my God, save Your servant who trusts in You

o   You are my God (this is a declaration of relationship)

§  Have you made this declaration yet?

o   Save Your servant

§  Have you asked God to save you yet?

§  Are you His servant? Are you serving Him?

o   Who trusts in You

§  Do you trust in Him (in Jesus Christ)

§  He is a specific person not an ethereal concept

§  He is the one who died on a cross to save you!

3 Be gracious to me, Lord,
 For I call upon You all day long.

-          Be gracious to me, Lord

o   This is how you get saved

o   His grace is available to all who ask Him (God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense)

-          For I call upon You all day long

o   When was the last time you called upon Him?

o   Do you do it all day long?

 4 Make the soul of Your servant joyful,
 For to You, Lord, I lift up my soul.

-          Make the soul of Your servant joyful

o   The focus on the eternal again (the soul)

o   The focus is also on Joy (God will make you joyful for eternity)

-          For to You, Lord, I life up my soul

o   My prayers and trust and praise go up to God

o   Then they rain down blessings

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