Praise for Deliverance.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

21 O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad,
 And in Your [a]salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

-          Praise for Deliverance is the title of Chapter 21

-          21 is made up of three sevens 3 x 7 = 21

-          3 is the number for the trinity; 7 is the number for completion

-          The trinity (Father, Son & Holy Spirit) will keep working until its complete

-          In Chapter 20, we had Prayer for Victory over Enemies

-          Prayer always proceeds Victory; apparently we get the victory in Chapter 21

-          Oh Lord in Your strength the king will be glad

o   notice that it is in the Lord's strength that the king will be glad (not in his own)

-          and in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice

o   Notice it is in the Lord salvation (This is why he will greatly rejoice)

o   So too we should be glad about the Lord's strength

o   And we should rejoice greatly about his salvation

§  Does gladness and rejoicing describe your attitude today?

2 You have given him his heart’s desire,
 And You have not withheld the request of his lips. [b]Selah.

-          To give one his hearts desire means God searched the heart and gave it – its deepest desire; this should be regarded as a great reward (unearned yet provided in love)

-          And you have withheld the request of his lips. Selah (which means think about it)

o   The request of your lips are spoken words

o   It is called prayer

o   You pray; you believe; you receive (it’s a perfect math formula)

o   Yet it only works when the heart is right with God

o   Why doesn’t it always work?

§  Not abiding in Jesus (John 15:7)

§  Unbelief (Matthew 17:20-21)

§  Failure to Fast (Matthew 17:21)

§  A Bad Marriage Relationship (1 Peter 3:7)

§  Not Asking (James 4:2)

§  Selfish Praying (James 4:3)

§  Disobedience (1 John 3:22)

§  Not Praying in God's Will (1 John 5:14-15)

§  Unconfessed Sin (James 5:16)

§  Cold, Passionless Prayer (James 5:16-18; 2 Kings 20:5)

§  Prayerlessness and Lack of Persistence in Prayer (Luke 18:1-7; Psalm 55:17)

§  Sin Against Others (Matthew 5:23-24)

§  Lack of Unity (Matthew 18:19)

§  Not Praying in the Name of Jesus (John 14:13-14)

§  Pride (James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5, Proverbs 3:34)

§  Lying and Deceitfulness (Psalm 17:1)

§  Lack of Bible Reading and Bible Teaching (Proverbs 28:9)

§  Trusting in the Length or Form of Prayer (Matthew 6:7)

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