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Psalm of David

Setting:

1 Samuel

As we begin to walk through this Psalm, this Praise David offers up to the LORD consider how David turned from fear to courage.

From desperation to hope.

From sadness to joy.

He was delivered from this situation when he was fearful he could lose His life and He gives the LORD all the praise, honor, and glory for His deliverance.

Remember why we are studying this Psalm again, Peter reminds us in the midst of suffering, in the midst of affliction we are remember the good news of the gospel, our deliverance in Christ Jesus, we are to long for the pure spiritual milk that by it we may grow up into salvation,

if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

David over and over experiences the goodness and deliverance of the LORD.

Not only here from Abimilech but time and time God delivers him and saves him from the hand of Saul.

This is the setting of this Psalm.

Notice first of all,

I. David Praises the LORD (1-3)

A. David Praises the LORD Continually (1)

In the opening words of this Psalm we see that David, blesses or praises the for delivering him from his trouble.

David was so scared he was acting psycho and letting spittle drip down into his beard.

Do yo think he was afraid?

He did not know what to do.

David recognized it was the LORD and him alone who saved him from the situation and therefore he offered him thanksgiving and he offered it continually, without ceasing, his mouth was constantly blessing the LORD!

He not only blessed the LORD continually,

B. David Praises the LORD Confidently (2)

Listen to what David says,

My soul makes its boast in the LORD;

David went from being scared in the presence of Abimelech to boasting in the presence of the LORD.

He didn’t boast in his trickery, he boasted in the LORD.

He knew it wasn’t his pretending to be crazy that freed him, but the power of the LORD that saved him.

David not only confidently boasts in the LORD,

He also calls others to praise Him,

let the humble hear and be glad.

In other words, all you who are fearful and weak as I was.

All you who see your own weakness come to the LORD hear my praise, recognize the power of the LORD and be glad in Him rejoice in Him!

How many of this need to hear this often?

When we are struggling with whatever hardship or affliction we are experiencing at the time.

We need to be in the Scriptures, hear the goodness of the LORD and be glad.

We need to be reminded of His power and His promises.

Samuel Rutherford said it this way, “When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord’s choicest wines.”

“When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord’s choicest wines.”

When we are in that time of trial remember what the Scriptures testify about or LORD and Savior, then remember Jesus’ words,

Hear and be glad!

David praises the LORD continually, confidently, and in verse 3,

C. David Praises the LORD Corporately (3)

Davis says come with me and magnify His great name.

Let’s make much of the LORD together!

Let us exalt His great name!

Tell of His great power.

David was a man chosen, called, and kept by the LORD, but He not only praised God personally, he desire to gather together and praise God with all who belonged to God.

He wanted to worship with the all who believed.

It was his desire not to worship God alone, but exalt his name together!

Do we have this desire?

Do we want to come together and exalt the name of the Lord Jesus Christ as those who have been graciously called out of darkness together.

As those who have been rescued from the cords of death, redeemed from the curse of the law, and adopted as children of God will we come together bless the LORD, Boast in the LORD, and sing praises to His great Name!

James Montgomery Boice notes,

The person who has experienced God’s mercy naturally looks to others to praise God with him.

Corporate worship is one of the natural instincts of the new life of Christ in God’s people.

II.

David Sought the Lord (4-7)

Do yo see David’s initiative, His effort, and His pursuit of God in Worship.

He sought after, inquired of, and made supplications to the LORD.

When he made these worshipful requests notice how the LORD responds!

First,

A. The LORD Delivers Those Who Seek Him (4, 7)

In both verse 4 and 7 we see the LORD delivered David and all those who fear him.

In the midst of David’s fears he cried out to the LORD in verse 4 and the LORD answered Him.

In verse 7 the LORD protects and delivers those who fear Him.

Think of all the illustrations of this in Scripture.

Not just in the life of David.

But who are others that we see fearing the LORD and being set free from bondage or even death?

Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego

Daniel in the Lion’s Den

Peter in Prison

Jesus from the Grave, the Grave Could not Hold Him!

We don’t know when, we don’t always know how, be can be assured by the promises of God, all who fear the LORD will one day be delivered completely from the bondage of these sin and disease ravaged bodies.

We will be set free from the partial rule of or fall affected world, nation, and government.

One day we will be delivered, transferred to the New Heavens and New Earth.

Not only does the LORD deliver those who seek and fear Him.

He saves those who cry out to Him

B. The LORD Saves Those Who Cry Out To Him (5-6)

In verse 5 those who look on Him are radiant and free from shame.

Now think about this contrast for a moment.

Think of someone whose life is wrecked by sin, who is in the deepest depth of depravity.

They often look hollow, pale, and broken.

You can often see the shame on their face.

Compare that to someone who has seen the face of God, who has as Pastor Adam taught last Sunday night seen the light of Christ and been called by name to come to Him!

There is all the sudden a brightness, a new life, a radiant glow.

We in a sense become like Moses.

Exodus

Or as Paul tells the Corinthians!

2 Corinthians

Those who fear Him are saved from darkness, death, and destruction and are being transformed from one degree of glory to another!

This is the Power of the gospel, the Light of Christ.

This is what happens when we behold his glory!

Notice how David refers to himself as this poor man.

This ought again to remind us of the frist Beatitude.

When we come to Christ as this poor man and woman knowing nothing in our hands we bring, He receives us into His kingdom.

We know His kingdom will not be taken, will not be overthrown and we are now under His sovereign rule and protection!

So we see David praises the LORD, David Seeks the LORD and our third point is,

C.

III.