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Introduction
There is a tendency to cling to God in trouble and to ignore God in the victory.
Praise is an exercise that we must do in the victory to protect and guard our heart from turning from the Lord and forgetting what He has done for us.
This Psalm tonight is a long Psalm - the longest we have looked at so far, and one of the four longest Psalms in the book of Psalms.
Only Psalm 78,89, and 119 are longer.
The title matches the length of the Psalm with only one besting that - Psalm 60.
The Psalm is thought to be written around 1015 BC and it is entitled to the Choir Director.
We read that it is of the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the power of Saul.
David sings this song on the day the LORD rescued him perhaps even the same day as he becomes king finally.
This Psalm is a revision of 2 Samuel 22:1-51 prepared for public worship from an expression of David’s gratitude to God for all his deliverances becoming king and especially the deliverance from Saul.
All his trials and troubles behind him now He glorifies God.
Praise Coming From Knowing Him Personally
David began this Psalm of praise with a declaration of his love for the LORD.
A triumphant declaration made in a time of great victory and triumph.
David had already decided to love the Lord previously when he was younger - desiring to be a servant of the Lord.
Now in his deliverance David was overwhelmed and almost compelled to love the LORD in his deliverance.
David was taken at a young age from the sheepfold and anointed the future king of Israel.
Then living 20 or more years as a fugitive and as a man who had lost everything.
David had lost so much - his safety, his youth, his family, his rights, his comforts, his connection with the people of God.
Despite all this David remained steadfast and faithful to the Lord.
God had now delivered David and fulfilled His promise of anointing.
David says “I love you” to the God who delivered him.
Not only for rescuing him and saving him out of that trial, but for all he recognized God had done through the trials to mold him and shape him.
David says I love you God because he isnt bitter towards God for the trials.
David says I love you instead of saying its about time.
David has nine terms of adoration and praise in respect towards God as opposed to what I have heard referred to as “the poor me’s”.
David indeed cried out in despair in previous Psalms, but praise keeps from remaining within the perspective of despair and hopelessness
My strength - enduring strength - not one time, but over the long haul
My rock - not a small but a gigantic rock, solid hard a symbol of strength and anchoring power
My fortress - together with the rock is pictured a high place of refuge
My deliverer
My God
My rock - where I seek refuge - refuge in the Lord is better than any man made fortress or protection
My shield
the horn of My salvation - horn speaks of authority and power - God is the authority and power of his salvation.
My stronghold
A whole long list of accumulating loving and dear names.
These names means David not only knew God but has experienced God as well.
David praised and called out to the Lord not only in the midst of troubles but also when his troubles ended.
He recognized that it was God who brought him through to this point, to this victory in his life.
Has God taken you into some hard, long-lasting trials?
As He has brought you out are you praising or complaining?
Praise from the heart for God prevents bitterness in the heart towards God.
It is all a song of praise for David.
“To be saved singing is to be saved indeed.
Many are saved mourning and doubting...”
Praise Because He HAS Delivered and WILL Deliver
David describes his place of being surrounded in fear.
The ropes or cords of death wrapped around him and torrents or floods and streams of destruction - morally objectionable behavior - evil wickedness.
terrified him.
He continues on the ropes and cords of Sheol entangle me and the snares of death confront me.
Sometimes we only see David as the warrior and here we get a glimpse of David as a sensitive soul troubled by the wicked deeds of the world and the ungodly.
Though a battle tested warrior David had fears and was fearful.
Fear is not a problem, the problem comes from what we do with our fear.
Do we in our fear turn back from God? Fear of losing a job, fear of losing even our life?
David says I called to the LORD in my distress (oppressive state of physical, mental social or economic adversity) and I cried to my God for help.
When we are afraid we must as David did, turn to God.
When we are afraid and fear is upon us we must turn to the LORD and look to Him.
No matter how tough you think you are - no one is ready, and no one want to invite death or be confronted by it.
From His temple He heard my voice and my cry to Him reached His ears.
David standing where he is in victory now - is looking back and declaring that when he cried out - God in heaven heard.
The temple wasnt built yet - Solomon hadnt done that.
David is referring to the holy heavenly temple.
God hears from His heavenly temple no matter who is calling out and delivers.
David now describes the fury and anger with which the Lord delivered him from his enemies.
The earth shook and quaked.
The very foundations of the mountains trembled and shook because of the Lord’s anger.
Smoke rose from his nostrils and consuming fire came from His mouth and coals were set ablaze by it.
David says God bent the heavens and came down, He rode on a cherub and flew soaring on the wings of the wind.
Quickly is the idea, the quickness with which God moved to take care of the enemies.
David might not have thought it was quick at the time or even quick enough, sometimes we wont either.
Out of that place of despair and how quickly it changes speaks to how suddenly and quickly God delivered David and delivers us as well.
Bending the heavens is hyperbole to say that God moved the world to come to David’s aid.
He thundered from heaven and made His voice heard.
He shot His arrows and scattered them and hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
God does not passively deliver us, God actively delivers us.
David praises the LORD and describes Him reaching down from on high.
Taking hold of him and pulling him out of deep water.
Literally extracted him from the deep end where the torrents and waves were overpowering and he was drowning in trouble.
God took hold of him and rescued him from his powerful enemy and those who hated him.
David declares they were too strong for him.
David learned and we should learn also our strength is limited and we will have enemies and troubles that are beyond our strength.
Enemies and troubles beyond our strength are not beyond God’s; no matter how powerful your enemy God is more powerful - ALWAYS!
They confronted me in the day of my calamity but the Lord was my support.
The Lord was all the support David needed also.
The LORD is all the support we need also.
The Lord found David in verse 6 in distress (a tight place - cornered even) and when He delivered him He brought him out to a spacious place.
From a tight spot to a place of space, and freedom.
The hand of God is strong to not only pull us from the floodwaters, but also to place us in complete safety.
David gives the reason for God rescuing him also.
We think we have to earn God’s ear but the simple truth is that those who are the Lord’s are a delight to Him.
David says the Lord rescued him because the LORD delights in him.
This is true in two senses.
The LORD chose him and anointed set His marvelous lovingkindness upon David.
The Lord delighted in David also because David lived righteously.
The Lord delights in us because He has chosen us in Christ and in Christ we live righteously.
Praise For His Faithfulness
David praises the Lord for His faithfulness in being a God who rewards accordingly.
God is faithful and true that he is a rewarder of righteousness.
David says he has been repaid according the cleanness of his hands.
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