Psalm, Chapter 56

Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God.

For the choir director; according to [a]Jonath elem rehokim. A [b]Mikhtam of David, [c]when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has [d]trampled upon me;
[e]Fighting all day long he oppresses me.

-          The title of this message is supplication for deliverance and grateful trust in God

-          the word supplication means an urgent request (it is a form of urgent prayer)

-          this prayer As for deliverance (this means to be delivered from a bad outcome to a good one)

-          and grateful trust in God (When you put your trust in God you will have much to be grateful for)

-          For the choir director (the one who is supposed to encourage praise)

-          According to Jonath Elem Rehokim (the silent dove of far-off places)

-          A Mikhtam of David

o   The name Mikhtam means “golden thing that covers or hides” or “precious tablet inscription” the idea is so precious of words it warrants being engraved. A psalm precious as stamped gold

-          When the Philistines seized him in Gath

o   When was this? 1 Sam 21: 10-15

o   Remember David pretended to be insane… so Saul would let him go…

-          So here is what we have in this title

o   The choir director (The worship leader)

o   The silent dove of far-off places (the Holy Spirit)

o   David (beloved)

o   Mikhtam (tablet worth inscribing in gold – The Word)

o   Philistines (seeker of wisdom & knowledge)

o   Gath (winepress)

o   Praise God He sent the Holy Spirit to His beloved and The Word to those seeking wisdom & knowledge to learn of the winepress (the blood of the lamb that takes away the sins of the world)

-          Now that was just from the title

-          now beginning in verse one:

-          be gracious to me. oh God. For man has trampled upon me

o   we need God's grace because we have been trampled upon too

-          fighting all day long he oppresses me

o   This is a picture of world demand fighting against godly men

o   but it's also a picture of the flesh fighting with the spirit all day long

2 My foes have [f]trampled upon me all day long,
For [g]they are many who fight proudly against me.

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