Psalm 40 The context of this Psalm is David running from his son, Absalom, who is trying - PowerPoint Presentation

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Psalm 40Slide2

The context of this Psalm is David running from his son, Absalom, who is trying to destroy him and take his kingdom (2 Samuel 15-19)

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 He’s in a muddy pit (can you relate?!)

v. 1  He cries to the Lord for help . . . then

waits patientlyv. 2  The Lord brings him out of the pitv. 3a  The Lord gives him a new song to singv. 3b-16  Others see and put their trust in the LordSlide3

“I waited patiently for the Lord;

and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction,

out of the miry clay.”

What verb is repeated twice in Psalm 37:7-9?

What does this teach us about God’s timetable?

(Isaiah 55:8,9)Slide4

Job and his wife found themselves in a pit too.

Read the first two chapters of Job

and make a list of all that went wrong!Slide5

What does God have in mind for our times in the pit (James 1:2-4)?

Job

(1:22; 2:10; 13:5)

When you find yourself in a pit,

you must choose between these two responses:

Mrs. Job(2:9)Which one did the Psalmist choose?Slide6

“And He set my feet upon a rock

making my footsteps firm.

And He put a new song in my mouth,

a song of praise to our God;

Many will see and fear, and will trust in the Lord.”

Others are watching to see how you respond in the pit!(Matt. 5:16)Slide7

“How blessed is the man who

has made the Lord his trust,

and has not turned to the proud,

nor to those who lapse into falsehood.”Slide8

“Many, O Lord my God,

are the wonders which Thou hast done,

and Thy thoughts toward us;

There is none to compare with Thee;

If I would declare and speak of them,

they would be too numerous to count.”Psalm 139:17,18 also assures us that God has

not

forgotten about us when we are in the pit!Slide9

“Sacrifice and meal offering Thou has not desired; my ears Thou hast opened; burnt offering and sin offering Thou hast not required. Then I said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me; I delight to do Thy will, O my God; Thy Law is within my heart.”Slide10

“I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; behold, I will not restrain my lips, O Lord, Thou

knowest

. I have not hidden Thy righteousness within my heart;

I have spoken of Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation;

I have not concealed Thy lovingkindness and

Thy truth from the great congregation.”Slide11

“Thou, O Lord, wilt not withhold

Thy compassion from me;

Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth

will continually preserve me.”Slide12

“For evils beyond number have surrounded me;

my iniquities have overtaken me,

so that I am not able to see;

they are more numerous than the hairs of my head; and my heart has failed me.

What is the price that must be paid for your sin?

(Romans 6:23)?According to Romans 3:23, who besides the psalmist has this problem?Slide13

1 Corinthians 15:3,4

“...Christ died

for our sins

...and that He was buried, and that

He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”

2 Corinthians 5:21“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”Slide14

“Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; make haste O Lord, to help me. Let those be ashamed and humiliated together who seek my life to destroy it; let those be turned back and dishonored who delight in my hurt. Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, “Aha, aha!”Slide15

“Let all who seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee;

let those who love Thy salvation say continually,

‘The Lord be magnified!” Since I am afflicted and needy, let the Lord be mindful of me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God.”Slide16

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