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Psalm, Chapter 17

Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.

A Prayer of David.

17 Hear a just cause, Lord, give Your attention to my cry;
Listen to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

-          In chapter 16 we were convinced that our future is secure in Christ our portion

-          Our inheritance was guaranteed by the cup (the blood of the lamb)

-          Now in chapter 17, David is back asking for protection again

-          It seems David had a lot of spiritual attack and he had to go the Lord with it regularly

o   Don’t think it strange as some odd thing is happening to you when this occurs

   1 Peter 4:12-19

-          Hear a just cause, Lord, give Your attention to my cry

o   David wants the Lord to hear a just cause (he wants to tell God the story)

  Sometimes healing begins when we get to tell our side of the story

  David needed to get this off his chest

o   Notice that David thinks “it’s a just cause” that he wants to talk about

  We always think our cause is just

-          Lord, give Your attention to my cry

o   David wants God’s attention (like incline your ear)

-          Listen to my prayer

o   A prayer is a dialogue with god (it’s not a ATM machine)

o   You should pray and you should listen to His will

-          Which is not from deceitful lips

o   David is confirming that he is speaking truth (unlike others)

o   This is why he think God will listen

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Psalm, Chapter 16

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Portion in Life and Salvation in Death.

A Mikhtam of David.

16 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.
 2  I said to the Lord, “You are [c]my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.”

-          The Lord, the Psalmist’s Portion in Life and Salvation in Death

o   The focus on this title is “The Lord”

o   He is described as the Psalmist’s Portion in Life

o   And Salvation in Death

o   Consider The Lord (the One and Only)

§  He is your Portion in Life

§  And your Salvation in Death too

-          A Mikhtam means a stamp or engraving; it denotes a composition so precious as to be worthy of be engraven on a durable tablet as stamped gold.

-          David says “Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You

o   David asks for God’s protection

§  Not because David deserves it

§  Not because David has been a good boy

§  Not become David is worthy

§  But because David takes refuge in God (in You)

·       Because David puts his trust in the Lord for protection & salvation

·       This is an important key

-          I said to the Lord, You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides You

o   David declares that Jesus is his Lord (His one and only Savior)

o   David states that he has nothing besides God

§  When you have a savior nothing else matters (nothing else will)

§  But if you have Jesus, you have it all !!!

·       Forgiveness of sin

·       A spotless white robe

·       Eternal life

·       An eternal home made by Jesus himself

·       You have relationship, fellowship, citizenship, inheritance & love

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Psalm, Chapter 15

Description of a Citizen of Zion.

A Psalm of David.

15 O Lord, who may [a]abide in Your tent?
Who may dwell on Your holy hill?

-          In Chapter 14 we looked at a description of worldly men

o   We looked at the folly of Men who say there is no God

-          In Chapter 15 we have a description of a Citizen of Zion

o   Zion is a reference to the mountain in Jerusalem where God will rule and reign from when He returns to the earth 

o   It is a picture of citizens of the New Jerusalem

§  A 1,500-mile cube made of precious jewels floating above Jerusalem

§  You might way it’s a picture of a citizen of heaven

§  It is the opposite of the picture we saw in chapter 14

 2 He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
 And speaks truth in his heart.

-          He walks with integrity if the first description

o   Integrity is a description of what a man or woman does when nobody is looking 

o   Yet they conduct themselves according to the way God would expect them too

-          And works of righteousness

o   This means righteousness at work

o   Doing things, working for God knowing that whatever you do, you do it as unto the Lord; therefore, you always try to do what is right and try to do it with the best of your ability

§  Does this describe your conduct today?

-          And speaks truth in his heart

o   To speak truth in your heart is to speak that which agrees with God’s word

o   And if it is from the heart it is what you believe at your very core

§  It’s not just a book

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Psalm, Chapter 14

Foolishness and Wickedness of People.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

14 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
 They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts;
 There is no one who does good.

-          Foolishness and Wickedness of People

o   This title shows the relationship between Foolishness and Wickedness

o   Where there is one, you will always find the other

-          The fool has said in heart, “There is no God”

o   The fool is the subject matter

o   The problem is a matter of the heart

o   The deciding factor is that the fool believes “There is no God”

o   I believe its because that’s what they want to believe

§  If they believe there is no God they can do whatever they want

§  If they believe there is a God, then there is right and wrong 

·         And they become accountable

·         Therefore, they can’t do whatever they want

·         So they choose to believe a lie 

-          They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts

o   They are corrupt

§  Definition of corrupt (Entry 1 of 2)

·         transitive verb

·         1a: to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions

·         Officials were corrupted by greed.

·         was accused of corrupting the youth

·         also : BRIBE

·         b: to degrade with unsound principles or moral values

·         Some fear the merger will corrupt the competitive marketplace.

§  2: ROT, SPOIL

·         The fruits were transported without being corrupted.

§  3: to subject (a person) to corruption of blood

§  4: to alter from the original or correct form or version

·         The file was corrupted.

·         1a: to become tainted or rotten

·         leaving the bodies to corrupt on the field

·         b: to become morally debased

·         2: to cause disintegration or ruin

·         corrupt adjective

§  Definition of corrupt (Entry 2 of 2)

·         1a: morally degenerate and perverted : DEPRAVED

·         b: characterized by improper conduct (such as bribery or the selling of favors)

·         corrupt judges

§  2: PUTRID, TAINTED

§  3: adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition

-          They have committed detestable acts

o   Detestable

§  arousing or meriting intense dislike : ABOMINABLE

-          there is no one who does good

o   David seems to have determined that there is no longer anyone who does good

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Psalm, Chapter 13

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

13 How long, Lord? Will You forget me forever?
 How long will You hide Your face from me?

-          Prayer for Help in Trouble

-          There seems to be a lot of prayer for Help in Psalms

-          How long, Lord?

o   It seems David got impatient waiting for the Lord to help

o   How about you? Are you getting impatient about something in your heart today?

-          Will You forget me forever?

o   David seems to think that the Lord has forgotten him

o   How about you? Do you think the Lord has forgotten you because He has not answered your prayer for help yet too?

o   Are you starting to think He might not every answer you?

§  It’s a trick

§  1st we begin to think “how long, Lord?”

§  Then we began to think the Lord has forgotten us

§  Then we think the Lord may never answer

·       It a progression from doubt, to worry, to fear

·       And it’s definitely not from God

-          How long will You hide Your face from me?

o   How long has it been since you saw God’s face?

o   Does it seem He is hiding His face from you?

o   Like maybe He doesn’t want to see you because of some recent sin?

§  Sin often makes us not want to seek to the face of God

§  Don’t let sin block you; ask for forgiveness and mean it with your heart

§  God will forgive you instantly and He is ready to forgive and listen

o   Asking God to forgive you and trusting in the blood of the lamb to pay for your sin

§  Is the key to seeing God’s face again quickly

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Psalm, Chapter 12

God, a Helper against the Treacherous.

For the music director; [a]upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

12 Help, Lord, for the godly person has come to an end,
 For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.

-          God, a  Helper against the Treacherous

o   Notice the title begins with a description of God as a Helper (capital H)

o   And not just a Helper the normal trials and tribulations of life but “against the Treacherous means 

§  Likely to betray trust

§  Unreliable

§  Providing insecure footing or support

§  Marked by hidden dangers, hazards or perils

o   So God is a Helper against such people 

-          Help, Lord, for the godly person has come to and end

o   David starts with a very startling remark

o   It is a urgent cry for Help

§  And then he says that all the godly people have come to and end

§  This means, they’re done, they’re finished; there isn’t anymore

§  Sometimes it seems you can longer find any godly people

-          For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind

o   To disappear refers to something or someone who was there but they have disappeared and are no longer visible (vanished; completely gone)

o   Maybe you too have noticed how scarce it is to find a godly person

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The Lord a Refuge and Defense

11 In the Lord I take refuge;

 How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain;

-          The title of this Psalm The Lord a Refuge and Defense

o   It is a matter of fact and declared accordingly

-          It was for the choir director

o   The choir director is the man in charge of praise

o   The man tasks with encouraging God’s people to rise to their feet and sign

o   The man tasks with organizing those who play instruments to harmonize

-          Even men appointed to lead the church may sometime have doubts

o   And this Psalm begins with doubt

-          In the Lord, I take refuge

o   That means David runs to the Lord for safety against wicked worldly men

o   It’s a personal decision for David to do so

o   It should become our personal decision as well

-          How can you say to my soul

o   Flee as a bird to your mountain

o   Birds don’t have to deal with the danger down here on earth (on  the ground)

o   They can just lift-off and fly above the dangerous animals and terrain

o   They do have other predators that fly but in large part they are free to flee

o   When God tells you or I or David to flee to His mountain for protection and safety

§  We too, might say, how can we flee as a bird

§  Don’t you see what is going on down here (almost as if God doesn’t know)

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This is Psalm, Chapter 10 from The Outbless Weekly Bible Study.

In this chapter, you will learn how David prayed for the overthrow of the wicked after he thanked God that God's justice would be done.  We learn to be anxious for nothing but by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving we let our requests be made known to God and the peace that surpasses all human comprehension will rule in your heart and in your mind.

We learn that God is not distant.
God is watching.
God is keeping track of evil deed and harm caused by evil people and He will repay.

We learn that God sees, hears and knows the harm caused to His people.  He will incline His ear and hear their cry.  He will answer.  God will cause the plans of wicked men and women to boomerang back upon themselves.

God will protect the humble and the afflicted and a time of great blessing wil coming.

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In this chapter, we learn to follow the biblical principal of thanking God for His justice which wait to be manifested.  God taught us to be anxious for nothing but in all things by prayer and supplication witht thangsgiving, to let our requests be made known to Him.

When you trust God in advance, He always delivers.

This is such a wonderful truth, that we want to give thanks to the Lord with all our heart;

We want to tell of all His wonders.

We should be glad and exult in Him.

We should sing praise to His name, the Most High God.

We learn that God will cause our enemies to turn back.

We learn that God will rebuke the nations and lot out the names of wicked people and rulers.

We learn that God abides forever and His righteous judgemen will surely come to pass.

God will be gracious to those who humble themselves and ask for forgiveness and save everyone who call on the name of Jesus Christ.

We are literally saves from the gates of hell and are transformed to pearly gates.

We learn that all who reject Jesus Christ will end up in the hole which they have dug themselves.

David ends this chapter with a cry to God for Him to arise and not let mere man prevail against the godly.   He asks God to put the wicked in fear and remind them they are but mere men.

Selah (carefully think about this).

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Psalm, Chapter 8

The Lord’s Glory and Mankind’s Dignity.

For the music director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

8 Lord, our Lord,
 How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
 You who have [a]displayed Your splendor above the heavens!

-          This chapter is about

o   The Lord’s Glory

o   And Mankind’s Dignity

-          For the music director; on the Gittith

o   GITTITH gĭt’ ĭth (Heb. גִּתִּ֗ית), a feminine noun used exclusively in the titles of three Pss, 8, 81 and 84. Three meanings are possible. It describes a musical instrument made or used in the Philistine city of Gath (Josh 11:22); the Targ. suggests that it was a type of melody from Gath; or it may also refer to the Heb. word, גִּתִּי, H1785, a “wine press” (Neh 13:15), and thus mean a song sung at the grape harvest.

o   gittith, git'-tith (Heb.)--a stringed musical instrument; from or of Gath.

o   Gittith is thought to have been a musical instrument made at Gath, or else the title of certain Psalms that were sung during the time of gathering grapes and making wine (Psalms 8; 81; 84, titles).

-          LORD, our Lord

o   LORD is from Jehova, the existing One, the proper name of the one true God

o   Lord is from adon, lord, master, husband, king

o   It is saying Jehova God is our master, our king, our savior, our leader

-          How majestic is Your name in all the earth

o   אַדִּיר ʼaddîyr, ad-deer'; from H142; wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful:—excellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy.

§  How majestic is the Mountains?

§  Mount Everest             29,029 ft

§  K2                                28,251 ft

§  There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of 23,622 ft or greater above sea level.

§  How majestic is the ocean

·         https://ocean.si.edu/planet-ocean/seafloor/just-how-big-ocean

·         1.3 billion cubic km of water, covering 71% of the earths surface

§  How majestic is the universe

·         93 billion light years in diameter and growing

·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2YJ7aR25P0

·         https://www.icr.org/video

§  God name is even more majestic than all of these

-          You who have [a]displayed Your splendor above the heavens!

o   Notice God displayed His splendor so we can see it

§  Its on display for this purpose

§  So we can see and begin to understand His majesty!

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