Psalm 11

Psalm 11

God’s Plan for Victory

Psa 11:1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 

Psa 11:2  For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 

Psa 11:3  If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? 

Psa 11:4  The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 

Psa 11:5  The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 

Psa 11:6  Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 

Psa 11:7  For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. 

1. David’s Declaration of Faith: “In the Lord Put I My Trust.” – vs. 1a*
1. There is a place of safety. – vs. 1b*

                                                               i.      God is the place of safety for our soul – all hell may be against me, but there will always be a place of refuge for my soul.

1.      Isaiah 26:2-4 

2. There is an enemy that hates us. – vs. 2 *

                                                               i.      This enemy has weapons at his disposal – vs. 2a*

                                                             ii.      This enemy has a target: you – vs. 2b*

3. There is a place to defend. – vs. 3*

                                                               i.      The foundations of civilization are law and personal morality. The Hebrew word for foundation means, basis for right morality and politics. The basic support for any civilized society is laws founded on God’s Biblical Law, and people who are willing to follow those laws.

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.
– George Washington

The rights of the colonists as Christians…may be best understood by reading and carefully studying the institutes of the Great Law Giver and Head of the Christian Church, which are to be found clearly written and promulgated in the New Testament.
– Samuel Adams

The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life by its precepts.
– John Jay

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed … No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.
– Noah Webster, Preface Noah Webster Dictionary, 1828

4. There is a place of power. – vs. 4*

                                                               i.      God is here on earth with us (in the new temple which is the heart of the believer) – vs. 4a*

1.      1 Corinthians 6:19-20 

                                                             ii.      God is on His throne in heaven – vs. 4b*

                                                            iii.      God sees into the heart of all men – vs. 4c*

                                                           iv.      God test to see genuineness of all mankind – vs. 4d*

5. There is a plan for victory. – vs. 5*

                                                               i.      God is going to test the believer – vs. 5a*

1.      1 Peter 5:8-11 

                                                             ii.      God is going to hate those that love violence – vs. 5b*

6. There is a predicted end. – vs. 6-7*

                                                               i.      The prediction for the wicked – vs. 6*

1.      They get fire and brimstone – vs. 6a*

2.      They get horrible storms – vs. 6b*

                                                             ii.      The prediction for the righteous – vs. 7*

1.      God loves righteousness and makes those who trust in Him righteous – vs. 7a*

2.      God never forsakes the righteous vs. 7b*

a.       Deuteronomy 31:5-6