Psalm 18:7-16

Psalm 18:7-16

Our Awesome God!

Psa 18:7  Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. 

Psa 18:8  There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 

Psa 18:9  He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. 

Psa 18:10  And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 

Psa 18:11  He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 

Psa 18:12  At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. 

Psa 18:13  The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. 

Psa 18:14  Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. 

Psa 18:15  Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 

Psa 18:16  He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 

1. Observe the awesome power of an earthquake, and know the awesome wrath of God. – vs. 7*
2. Observe the awesome power of fire, and know the awesome destruction of God’s wrath. – vs. 8*
1. Nahum 1:5-7 
3. Observe the awesome vastness of the universe, and know the awesome power of His sovereignty. – vs. 9*
1. Psalm 10:16 
4. Observe the awesome power of the wind, and know God’s omnipresence. – vs. 10*
1. Deuteronomy 33:26-27 
5. Observe the awesome scope of darkness, and know Gods omniscience. – vs. 11*
6. Observe the awesome might of a gathering storm, and know God’s omnipotence.  – vs. 12*
1. Hail stones and coals of fire are a further evidence of the mighty power of God, and his control over what we cannot even predict, the weather.
7. Observe the awesome terror of thunder, and know the awesome power of God’s voice. – vs. 13*
1. Joel 3:16 
8. Observe the awesome wonderment of lightning, and know precision of the justice of God. – vs. 14*
1. Psalm 97:3-4 
9. Observe the destructive power of a flood, and know the extent of our weakness. – vs. 15*
1. Psalm 29:10 
10. Observe the salvation of God, and know the awesome salvation He wants to give you. – vs. 16*
1. Isaiah 51:6

Psalm 18:1-6

Psalm 18:1-6

God Saves Those That Love Him

Psa 18:1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 

Psa 18:2  The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 

Psa 18:3  I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 

Psa 18:4  The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 

Psa 18:5  The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 

Psa 18:6  In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. 

1. This Psalm is a Psalm of Thanksgiving for God’s Deliverance for David from Saul. – vs. 1a*
2. David Loves the Lord for the Following Reasons: - vs. 1b-2*
1. God is his strength

                                                               i.      Psalm 18:32-40 

2. God is his rock

                                                               i.      Psalm 62:2 

3. God is his fortress

                                                               i.      Psalm 91:2 

4. God is his strength
5. God is the person in which he places his trust

                                                               i.      Hebrews 2:13 

6. God is his buckler

                                                               i.      Psalm 28:7-8 

7. God is horn of his salvation

                                                               i.      Psalm 132:17 

8. God is his high tower

                                                               i.      Proverbs 18:10 

3. David Calls on God for the Following Reasons. – vs. 3-5*
1. God is worthy to be praised

                                                               i.      Because God saves us from our enemies

1.      Enemies in this life

a.       Fear of death

b.      The floods of evil men that seem so prevalent

2.      Enemies in the next life

a.       The sorrows of hell

                                                                                                                                       i.      John 6:27 

b.      The traps of sin which produce death

                                                                                                                                       i.      Romans 6:23 

                                                             ii.      Because God hears my prayers – vs. 6*

1.      God listens in times of trouble

2.      God hears our prayers from his temple

a.       1 Corinthians 6:19-20

3.      Our prayers indeed reach the ears of God

a.       Hebrews 4:14-16  

Psalm 17:8-15

Psalm 17:8-15

Those that Trust in God Will Have Nothing to Fear

Psa 17:8  Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 

Psa 17:9  From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 

Psa 17:10  They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 

Psa 17:11  They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 

Psa 17:12  Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. 

Psa 17:13  Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: 

Psa 17:14  From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 

Psa 17:15  As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. 

1. A Plea to God, to Be Our Defense – vs. 8-9*
1. God will protect us as one protects the apple of their eye. – vs. 8a*

                                                               i.      Zechariah 2:8-13 

2. God will shelter us under his wings. – vs. 8b*
3. God will deliver us from those that oppress God’s people. – vs. 9a*
4. God will deliver us from those that surround us, and desire our destruction. – vs. 9b*
1. The Enemy Who Hates Us – vs. 10-12*
1. Those that hate God and His people are surrendered to their passions. – vs. 10a*
2. Those that hate God and His people are arrogant. – vs. 10b*

                                                               i.      1 John 2:15-17 

3. Those that hate God and His people want to surround us in order to persecute us. – vs. 11a*
4. Those that hate God’s and His people constantly want to expand their sphere of influence. – vs. 11b*
5. Those that hate God and His people are greed of more prey. – vs. 12a*
6. Thos that hate God and His people lie in wait to take advantage of others. – vs. 12b*
2. The Source of God’s Deliverance – vs. 13*
1. Deliverance from the wicked comes from the Sword of the Lord (God’s Word)

                                                               i.      Psalm 12:5-7 

                                                             ii.      Hebrews 4:12 

4. The Substance of God’s deliverance – vs. 14-15*
1. Those who appose the Kingdom of God will get their reward in this life, and will have nothing in the future life. – vs. 14a*

                                                               i.      Matthew 6:16 

2. Those that are in the hand of God or place their trust in Him will see these rewards. – vs. 14-15*

                                                               i.      They will receive treasure in heaven that will not fade.

1.      Matthew 6:19-21 

                                                             ii.      They will be blessed with children (either spiritual or physical).

                                                            iii.      They will leave an inheritance (could be either spiritual or physical) to their children (either spiritual or physical).

                                                           iv.      They will be cleansed in righteousness so that they can behold the face of God.

                                                             v.      Will be satisfied in life, and will awake in the likeness of Christ.

1.      1 Corinthians 13:12  

Psalm 17:1-7

Psalm 17:1-7

A Prayer for Justice

Psa 17:1  A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 

Psa 17:2  Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 

Psa 17:3  Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 

Psa 17:4  Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 

Psa 17:5  Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 

Psa 17:6  I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. 

Psa 17:7  Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. 

1. A Prayer for Justice – vs. 1*
1. Oh God Listen to the Cause of Justice. – vs. 1a*
2. Oh God Heed My Heart Cry! – vs. 1*

                                                               i.      The reason God should hear my cry is because it comes from honest lips.

2. A Just Verdict – vs. 2-3*
1. A plea for a righteous judge – vs. 2a*

                                                               i.      This gives the implication of innocence, which we know that David was not. There is no way that David could call for this without a faith in the blood covering of the Messiah.

1.      Romans 3:23-25 

2. A reminder to God who is the Judge to be just. – vs. 2b*
3. Because David had pledged his life to God by purposing not to sin against God the following was found out about him. – vs. 3*

                                                               i.      God tested his heart

                                                             ii.      God watched his response to the difficult times

                                                            iii.      God purged him

                                                           iv.      In all this, God found no fault in David

                                                             v.      This is not David, but Christ. David is putting his trust in the identity of the Messiah that was to come. He realized his failure and inability to do what is right, and was trusting in Jesus’ righteousness.

1.      James 2:23 

3. A Righteous Path – vs. 4-7*
1. When one considers the works of men; there is only one answer to keep us from the path of the destroyer. That is the Word of God and putting your faith in it. – vs. 4*

                                                               i.      Psalm 119:9-11 

2. When we put our faith in the Messiah, who is the Logos or the Word of God He does the following for us:

                                                               i.      He keeps us on the right path. – vs. 5*

1.      Matthew 7:13-14 

2.      Matthew 7:24-25 

                                                             ii.      God listens to our prayers. – vs. 6*

1.      Psalm 55:16  

                                                            iii.      He shows us His marvelous lovingkindness. – vs. 7a*

1.      Matthew 11:28-30 

                                                           iv.      He saves (or Yeshua) us with His right hand, from those that would hurt us. – vs. 7b*

1.      Acts 2:32-36  

The Soldier Who Voluntarily Became a Prisoner in Auschwitz

What a man! A very awesome story of a man that never gave up on resisting evil.

Psalm 16:7-11

Psalm 16:7-11

The Pleasures of God

Psa 16:7  I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 

Psa 16:8  I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 

Psa 16:9  Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 

Psa 16:10  For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 

Psa 16:11  Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 

  

1. Two Things for Us To Purpose to Do: – vs. 7-9
1. Choose to worship God – vs. 7

                                                               i.      We worship God for two reasons:

1.      God gives us council through His word

a.       Isaiah 50:4 

2.      God’s word revives our conscience, so we can trust it in the dark times of life

a.       1 Timothy 4:1-5 

2. Choose to meditate continually on God – vs. 8

                                                               i.      When we meditate on God by thinking about His word:

1.      He indwells us

a.       John 15:3-4 

2.      He does not allow us to falter

a.       Hebrews 13:5 

3. Joy is always the product of these choices – vs. 9

                                                               i.      When we worship and meditate on God and His word it produces joy

1.      Psalm 104:34 

                                                             ii.      We are filled with uncontrollable rejoicing

                                                            iii.      Our flesh has a place of rest, and a future hope

1.      1 Corinthians 15:55-57 

2. Two Things God Purposes to Do for You – vs. 10-11
1. God will not permit your soul to go to hell – vs. 10

                                                               i.      Because Jesus went to hell and came back; you do not have to go there

                                                             ii.      Because Jesus rose again so can you

1.      Romans 8:11 

2. God will show you the path of life – vs. 11

                                                               i.      In God’s presence is complete satisfaction

1.      Proverbs 4:18 

                                                             ii.      At His right hand is pleasure forever.

1.      Psalm 36:8-9 

Psalm 16:1-6

Psalm 16:1-6

Preserve Me, Oh God!

Psa 16:1  Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 

Psa 16:2  O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 

Psa 16:3  But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 

Psa 16:4  Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 

Psa 16:5  The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. 

Psa 16:6  The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 

1. The Heart Cry of Every Believer is that God Preserves Their Faith. – vs. 1*
1. Galatians 2:20 
2. John 10:27-30 
2. I Call Yahweh, Lord and Master – vs. 2*
1. I am not good enough to obtain the favor of God.

                                                               i.      Romans 3:23 

                                                             ii.      Romans 6:23 

                                                            iii.      Romans 10:9-10 

3. A Message for All Believers – vs. 3-4*
1. You are worthy

                                                               i.      2 Corinthians 5:17-18 

2. You bring us delight

                                                               i.      1 Thessalonians 3:9-10 

3. Those that follow other gods will only have sorrow
4. Do not make blood covenants with other gods
5. Do not make oaths of allegiance to other gods
3. God is the One that Gives Us Salvation – vs. 5*
1. He is the keeper of our Salvation

                                                               i.      John 3:16 

                                                             ii.      Hebrews 12:2 

5. Because of Christ’s Work on the Cross we are become the Center of the Loving Trinity. – vs. 6*
1. 2 Corinthians 13:14 
2. 1 John 1:3-4