Psalm 8

Psalm 8

God our Lord

Psa 8:1  To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 

Psa 8:2  Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 

Psa 8:3  When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 

Psa 8:4  What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 

Psa 8:5  For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 

Psa 8:6  Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 

Psa 8:7  All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 

Psa 8:8  The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 

Psa 8:9  O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! 

1. How Great is the Name of Yahweh, He is our Master. – vs. 1-8
1. God is bigger than the universe. – vs. 1b
2. God uses children (or the weak things in this world) to defeat the greatest enemy of all time (Satan). – vs. 2

                                                               i.      This is the great cosmic battle that all of history records.

1.      2 Corinthians 12:9-10 

3. We serve the mighty God that has created the great clock that we call the universe. – vs. 3
4. What is the value of man in the hugeness of the cosmic universe? – vs. 4

                                                               i.      God visits man – this is a prophecy of the coming Messiah who is God reveal through the Word and word.

1.      This is Jesus’ mission statement.

a.       Luke 4:18-19

5. God values you infinitely. There is no human that is more valuable than another. All are of equal value to God. He has given glory and honor to all not just royalty. – vs. 5
6. Because God love humans infinitely He gives them dominion over all the animals. – vs. 6
1. Humans are given the right of privileged to rule over all these: - vs. 7-8

1.      Large land animals

2.      Small land animals

3.      Animals that have flight

4.      Animals that live in the ocean

a.       Paths of the sea – this is a reference to what science has figured out thousands of years after God put it in the Bible. - Matthew Fontaine Maury

2. How Great is the Name of Yahweh, He is our Master. – vs. 9
1. Psalm 104:1-3 

Psalm 7:10-17

Psalm 7:10-17

My Defense is of God

1. What God Does for the Righteous (or Repentant). – vs. 10-13
1. Our defense is God. – vs. 10a

                                                               i.      Psalm 18:1-3 

2. Our salvation is God. – vs. 10b

                                                               i.      Proverbs 28:18

                                                             ii.      Acts 3:19 

3. God vindicates the righteous. – vs. 11a

                                                               i.      Psalm 140:12-13 

4. God hates the wicked. – vs. 11b

                                                               i.      The wicked are the unrepentant and they will have to face God’s: - vs. 12-14

1.      Sharpened Sword

2.      Bent Bow

3.      Bag of Deadly weapons

4.      Arrows that do not miss

2. What God Does for the Wicked (or Unrepentant). – vs. 14-16
1. God Allows the Wicked to destroy themselves in the following ways:

                                                               i.      They travail (ingeniously work to pervert things) and produce iniquity (empty destruction) – vs. 14a

                                                             ii.      Hath conceived (laboriously carried something) mischief (with great effort achieved nothing) – vs. 14b

                                                            iii.      Brought forth (like birthing a child) falsehood (a sham) – vs. 14c

                                                           iv.      They dig a pit and fall into it. – vs. 15

                                                             v.      The pain they deal out comes around to harm them. – vs. 16

3. What a Great and Mighty God We Serve. – vs. 17
1. Praise God for His righteous justice.

                                                               i.      Psalm 111:1-3 

2. Praise God for His ultimate power.

                                                               i.      Revelation 4:11  

Psalm 7:1-9

Psalm 7:1-9

A Prayer for Divine Justice

1. David Prays for Divine Justice for His Enemy. – vs. 1-2*
1. David trusts in the divine sovereignty of God, knowing that God will work everything out for his good. – vs. 1a*

                                                               i.      Romans 8:28

2. David prays for deliverance first of all. – vs. 1b*
3. David expresses his worst fears to God. – vs. 2*

                                                               i.      2 Timothy 1:7 

2. David Prays for Divine Justice for Himself. – vs. 3-5*
1. David asks for God to search his heart and life, and see if he has administered any of the following injustices: - vs. 3a *

                                                               i.      Allowed for moral failure – vs. 3b*

                                                             ii.      Hurt some on that was at peace with him – vs. 4a*

                                                            iii.      Fought again some one without a cause – vs. 4b*

2. David is willing to take the following punishments if any of these things were true in his life: - vs. 5*

                                                               i.      Allow his soul to be persecuted by Satan

                                                             ii.      Take his life

                                                            iii.      Destroy his honor

3. David asks God to make a decision between him and his enemy and administer justice. – vs. 6*
4. God’s people are protected by His sovereignty. – vs. 7*
5. David reminds God that his motives are pure. – vs. 8*
6. David asks God to destroy the plans of the wicked. – vs. 9a*

                                                               i.      James 1:8 

7. David prays that God will establish the plans of the righteous. – vs. 9b*

                                                               i.      1 Thessalonians 3:13 

8. God is the one that sees the heart, and is the only one that can truly judge all men. – vs. 9c*

                                                               i.      Revelation 20:11-15  

Psalm 6

Psalm 6

How to Pray

1. We Should Beg For Mercy. – vs. 1*
1. We are all sinners and need to ask for God’s forgiveness.

                                                               i.      Romans 3:23-25

2. We Should Beg For Physical Healing. – vs. 2*
1. David seems to have some kind of fever.
3. We Should Beg For Spiritual Healing. – vs. 3-5
1. When your soul is in trouble you need deliverance that is:

                                                               i.      Immediate – vs. 3*

1.      2 Corinthians 6:2 

                                                             ii.      Complete – vs. 4*

1.      Psalm 79:8-9 

                                                            iii.      Enduring – vs. 5*

1.      Psalm 86:13 

2.      Revelation 20:11-15 

4. We Should Beg For Emotional Healing. – vs. 6-7*
1. Psalm 126:1-3 
5. We Should Beg For Deliverance. – vs. 8-10
1. God loves to hear the cry of the oppressed, and gives them the truth for their deliverance.

                                                               i.      Psalm 12:5-7