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