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*2 Samuel 22*
*David’s Victory Song **Sun, Mar 25th 2007*
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*Today- 2 Sam 22 – David’s Song of Victory*
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*Songs are an important part of our lives *
· *They are key for expression *– express life thru
· *They are key for instruction* – impact.
deeply
*Biblically-songs are not about beat, style or instruments*
· *When people talk about songs–often focus is style*
o Style is what pleases, entertains
· *Biblically – the key issue is not beat, style – but words*
o If that were key–God would have addressed
o Focus is clearly on the words-important
· *Some condemn songs because of style, beat*
o Need to convince me from Bible, not experience
o Even culture determines what is worshipful
· *Equally – others go to opposite extreme*
o Some say I like music for the beat, style
o Seek to tell us that words don’t effect
o Can I say clearly – not true
o What you sow…you will reap *:*
· *Key – it is about the words!
It is!*
*Now that I have offended as many as I could…**J*
· Sadly probably true…but for both often focus on beat
· Address negatively…yet prayerfully helpfully
· But consider this from a positive standpoint
*Songs, words, are key for expression of heart and life *
· Songs help us say what we wanted to say
· Put words to the things of our heart – help with
· Often this way for me in worship
· Guide heart into what should be expressing
*Songs are more than expressions–songs impact–instruct*
· Again issue is words.
Words in song effect us
· Effect heart in deeper ways than explain
· Love how it says it in Col 3:16
· For me – can almost sense alignment
*Today – consider one of David’s songs - words*
· Recorded twice in the Bible – here and Ps 18
· *Lots of wonderful things in this Psalm.
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o For much of it, just be able to read
o Yet have a sense…in some way, help
o Seek to help understanding flow
*I. **v.1 - Occasion of this Song*
*1. **v.1
When delivered from all enemies*
*a. **David is near the end of his life…wars are over*
i) Partly – last chapter – people said no more
ii) Partly – insight from God – wars are over
*b. **Looks back over all enemies, trials – all the way to Saul*
*II.**v.2-4-
David’s Declaration *
*1. **Declares here as a premise the point of the song*
a. Declares character, faithfulness, firmness of God
*2. **Note the repeated use of the word “my”*
a.
More than just truth…but true for me
b.
This is God’s personal work in our lives
*III.
**v.5-6 – David’s Distress*
*1. **As David looks back over life – not a perfect life*
a. Victory doesn’t mean perfect or pampered life
*2.
**David’s life was frequent with sorrow & trouble*
a. Course:10 years chased by Saul, revolt, rejection
b. Family: Marital problems (Michal), lost at least 3 kids
c. Best friend betrayed, people unfair, treated wrong
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**Nor was such sorrow easy -Notice how David describes*
a. Waves – relentless one after another, all sides
b. Sorrow of sheol has ideas of ropes, chords pulling
c. Snares always before him – scary, traps, unkind
*4. **Point: David’s life was not a perfect life, not saying was*
*a. **What David is declaring is God brought him thru*
*b. **David was right – God delivered him through all*
*c. **Here me in this Christian – right in your life*
i) *Rom 8:28* – is a promise and a fact
ii) *2 Cor 2* – God always leads in triumph
*d. **Our song – ought to be a song of victory*
i) Sadly – not the song all Christians sing, see
*5. **Special note – suffering often amplifies victory *
a.
This backdrop is what really makes song great
*IV.
**v.8-20 - God Responded*
*1. **Note what David did in his distress – Prayed!
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He turned to the Lord, he prayed
b. Key – not absence of trial, but a place to turn
c.
This is a key to knowing God’s deliverance
*2. **And God responds to David in prayer, He acts *
a. Wonderful, powerful picture language here
*3. **Main point – God does respond, God is involved *
*a. **Theism is not true *(idea of God as watching not involved)
i) These feel “God helps those who help themselves”
*b. **No – God is actively, personally involved *
\\ *V. **v.21-28–
Who God Delivers*
*1. **Read v.21-25 Main point: Who is the person God helps?*
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