(Through the Bible) Psalms - Part 1 — Zac Poonen

The Book of Psalms and Its Authors

So Let's begin. We want to turn to the book of Psalms. The book of Psalms is More quoted in.

The New Testament Than any other Old Testament book. Many people in the New Testament quote from the book of Psalms Jesus quoted from it and at least out of the hundred and fifty Psalms here at least 50 of them 50 of Them are quoted in the New Testament some of these Psalms We don't know their authors.

At least 70 of them were written by David some by Esau Some by the sons of Korah a few by Solomon One by Moses one by a man called Ethan. Most of the others are Unknown and now the Book of Psalms is divided Actually into five books the first book is Psalm 1 to 41.

The second book is Psalm 42 to 72. The third book is Psalm 73 to 89. The fourth book is from Psalm 90 to Psalm 106 and the fifth one is Psalm 107 to Psalm 150 now It's not we cannot say that each book has got a different subject Number of subjects in each of the books, but many who have studied the Psalms often compare these five books of the Psalms to the first five books of Moses and there is a certain amount of similarity we could say between the first book of Psalms and Genesis the second book of Psalms and Exodus and the third one with Leviticus the fourth one with numbers and the fifth one with Deuteronomy for example.

In the first book you read about creation in Psalm 8 and Psalm 19 about the Sun and the Moon and the stars and there's a lot of Psalms in that first book about suffering God a godly man suffering from other people who are troubling him and Crying out to God for help Reminding us of how Joseph suffered in the book of Genesis a godly man.

And the second book Has a similarity to Exodus in the sense that it's a there are a number of cases of oppressed people Mourning Psalm 42 to 44 crying out for deliverance and The deliverance coming through Christ the Bridegroom and the King Psalm 45 and Psalm 72.

The third book beginning with Psalm 73 Of the Lord of Psalms from 73 to 89 deal with the temple. Asaph was one of the people appointed as a singer in the temple and Therefore it is very similar to Leviticus, which has also got to do with the temple ordinances and the laws of God.

The fourth one begins itself with Psalm 90 written by Moses in the wilderness and therefore has some connection with the wanderings of Israel mentioned in numbers and About Christ reigning in Psalm 99 206 when the wanderings will seize and the last book Has Deuteronomy we can say is the second law and the last book of the Bible has got Psalm 119 for example, which is all about the law of God and Finally ending in the songs of ascent That lead up to Jerusalem the promised land for us.

Deuteronomy prepared the way For the children of Israel entering into the promised land for them, which is Canaan. So there in a broad way. You've got a little outline of the whole book of Psalms, but we can't say that every Psalm needs or this is just a broad Guideline.

So we want to look at this and see. Obviously, we won't have time to go through all the hundred and fifty Psalms. But I'll try and point out to you some of the important Psalms in each section. We'll try and cover book one and two in the first session and three four and five in the next session.

Psalm 1: Meditating on the Word of God

Someone is of course a very well-known song it talks about How our life can become prosperous if we meditate on the Word of God. That's basically the theme the godly and the ungodly that's the theme of someone.

A Godly person does not stand in the council of the ungodly. But in contrast, he doesn't just sit and do nothing. You see a lot of godly people they avoid evil. But there's nothing good in them. It's like the demon that was cast out and the heart is clean and empty.

So that demon goes and brings seven other demons and occupies it so it's not enough to say verse one. I don't stand in the way of sinners. I don't sit in the seat of the scornful. I don't walk in the council of the ungodly.

What do you do then? I Fill my heart with the Word of God. I meditate on the law of the Lord day and night and then I'll be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water in this wonderful verse the last part of verse 3.

Whatever he does He will prosper. What a verse. I'd like to live a life that life like that that whatever I do. Even in my secular profession. That will be the blessing of God Upon the work of my hands.

That'll be the blessing of God upon the words of my mouth. This is the way God wants us to live and if you want to live like that Meditate on the Word of God Every day. Take it seriously. Think about it.

Think about it. Let it become part of your life. We don't have to read it all the time, you know, you eat breakfast in the morning and Your body is digesting it digesting it digesting it and then you eat lunch and then your body is digesting it.

I just mean the actual time you spend eating is very little. But the digesting process and it's not just digestion so many part things happen in the body. Which convert that food into blood and flesh and bones?

Something like that has to happen to the Word of God. We read the Word of God maybe for a very short time. But we meditate on it. Even when we are not kneeling down or having the Bible in front of us.

Psalm 2: The Rejected Messiah and the Coming King

Till finally that becomes a part of our system and our life and guides. Everything we do in life just like the food we eat. Psalm 2 Speaks of this is a messianic Psalm. There are a number of Psalm 2 verse 4 to 7 especially is quoted by You know Peter and the Acts of the Apostles.

He who sits in the heavens will laugh. Kiss the Sun it says in verse 12. It's a messianic Psalm of the king that was rejected. The kings of the earth verse 2 have set themselves against the Lord and is anointed is anointed as the Messiah of Jesus and He says to his son verse 7 thou art my son this day I have begotten thee ask of me and I'll give you the heathen for your inheritance.

The outermost parts of the earth for my for your possession and you shall break them with the rod of iron. One day is going to Rule so before that happens kiss the Sun lest he be angry. With you blessed are those who put their trust in him.

Psalm 3 is a psalm of a person who is Struggling suffering. How are the increased Lord the trouble me? I Have so many enemies many of rising up against me. This is a very is a constant theme. You know many of these Psalms were written by David When he was running away from Saul.

This particular one was written when he was running away from Absalom his son Lord how they have increased who are troubling me. But you are my glory verse 3 and the lifter of my head. We sing that in a chorus my glory and the lifter of my head.

Do you know that David sang that when he was running away from Absalom? It's one thing to sit comfortably in a chair and say my glory and the lifter of my head. But see the context in which he said it When he was running away from Absalom with all his enemies against so many enemies with people like a hit or fellow Judas Iscariot Who betrayed him he says Lord you are my glory and the lifter of my head to say that in a time of trial.

Wonderful so many of these Psalms were not written in easy chairs or Lying down in comfort a lot of these Psalms were written under pressure. When David was running from cave to cave hiding from Saul hiding from Absalom through pressure one Psalm was written when he was almost killed by the Akish the king of God and he had to pretend to be a madman and God saved his life so What we learned from that is that this inspired Scripture Did not come out of people sitting in comfortable circumstances writing a song.

Today there are people who write songs sit somewhere in comfortable Situations and write songs. But these were not written like that. They were written under pressure and it is under pressure that the best comes forth from our life.

Some of these wonderful Psalms would never have been written. Would never have been written if David had not faced pressure. Are you afraid of pressure? I have found that some of the greatest lessons God has taught me Has been in times of pressure.

So don't be afraid of pressure it is through that pressure that God brings forth the ministry from you. It's like the Squeezing of the toothpaste tube. If you want something to come out you got to squeeze it.

Otherwise nothing comes out and God squeezes us and presses us through other people so that His Word comes forth from our lives and the more You squeeze the toothpaste you what happens? More comes out.

Psalm 4: Anger, Stillness, and Praise

So more the pressure and trial upon your life the more your ministry Can become rich in the words that come out of your lips? Psalm 4 here he Says a wonderful word verse 3 the Lord has set apart the godly for himself.

It's a wonderful verse. If you're godly God has set you apart for himself. You're not for the world my brother sister. Let all the other believers live for the world. Those who are godly have been set apart by God for himself.

This is your mind you're not for the world and Here is a wonderful verse also stand in awe and Sin not this is the verse quoted in Ephesians 4 be angry and sin not. That Could be another translation of this verse be angry.

When you're angry don't sin. But the rest of the verse unfortunately, it's not quoted in Ephesians 4, but here is some good advice for you. What you should do when you're angry. What should you do? It says in verse 4 go and lie down on your bed and Be still for a little while.

Isn't that wonderful practical advice the next time you're angry. Remember this very easy reference 4 4. Okay, Psalm 4 verse 4 The Bible says when you're angry go and lie down in your bed and just commune with God for a little while and be still.

Don't toss around on the bed. Just be still for a little while. It's the best advice for angry people if you can't overcome it by the grace of God. Next best is lie down in the bed till you learn to get grace to overcome it without lying down on your bed and There when you're lying down in the bed offer the sacrifices of righteousness.

Praise the Lord because he's on the throne and put your trust in the Lord. Don't be angry with people and you'll get up from that bed and you will say Verse 7 Lord you have put gladness in my heart. There was anger in my heart till now.

But there's gladness in my heart now more than in the time when all their people their corn and their wine increased. Okay Psalm 5 you've got to rush through this. I wish we could spend longer, but we'd have to spend many many more hours if we go too slowly.

Psalms 5–11: Prayer, Holiness, and the Righteous

Psalm 5. It's a wonderful verse in verse 3, which says my voice shall thou hear in the morning your Lord. If you can make that a practice in your life Lord every morning, you will hear my voice. In the morning, I will direct my prayer unto thee and I will not look down.

I will not look around. I Will look up. Begin your mornings like that for thou art a God who has pleasure in no pleasure in wickedness neither shall evil dwell with thee and Verse 7 the last part in your in reverence.

I will worship toward your holy temple. Verse 11 let those who put their trust in thee rejoice. Because thou defendest them you defend them Lord. Psalm 6. He says Lord Don't rebuke me chasten me in your heart.

Does displeasure have mercy upon me. And he tells the workers of iniquity verse 8 depart from me you workers of iniquity for the Lord has heard my voice. He has he will receive my prayer. Verse 10 let my enemies be ashamed many times you'll see this in the Psalms of enemies and prayer and God answering Verse 7.

Sorry. Psalm 7. There's a verse here, which says if Lord verse 3 if there's sin in my hands if I have returned evil To those who were at peace with me. Then let my enemy persecute me. I have not Done evil to others.

It's a very serious thing thing to do evil to others. I mentioned the other day that there are two types of sins sins where you harm yourself and sins where you harm other people. For example most Christians think as I said the other day that smoking is more serious than gossiping.

It is not in smoking is a sin in which you destroy yourself. In gossiping you not only destroy yourself you destroy another person. How many people believe that gossiping speaking evil about others is more serious than smoking or getting drunk.

See, we don't understand how the seriousness of doing evil to others. Okay, God is angry verse 11 with a wicked person every day. Psalm 8. Here is another messianic Psalm. When it says in verse 4, what is man that thou art mindful of him that is quoted in Hebrews.

Thou has made him a little lower than the angels that Jesus took the place of. Being a little lower than angels and Hebrews it explains it as because he died angels don't die. How did Jesus become a little lower than the angels because he died?

Angels didn't don't die. But today you're crowned him with glory and honor and you put everything under his feet verse 6 and in Hebrews It says that's referring to Jesus who's got everything under his feet and we are his body.

We can have everything under our feet too and verse 2 is what Jesus quoted in the temple. When the children were praising the Lord and the Pharisees were all upset with all the noise in the temple. See some people don't like noisy praise and worship, but Jesus enjoyed it because heaven is full of noisy praise and worship and Jesus enjoyed it when he saw those children shouting and praising God it reminded him of heaven it made him homesick for heaven, but the Pharisees were long-faced and they thought children should not praise the Lord and Jesus said haven't you read in the scripture that out of the mouth of babes You have ordained strength.

Why? He was referring to praising God when you start praising God. You have strength. To shut up the mouth of the enemy and the Avenger. Psalm 8 2. Wonderful words the way you shut the mouth of the devil is By doing what those children did in the temple praising God opening our mouth.

That's the thing the devil hates. Sincere praise that comes from the heart is what the devil hates. Just praise the Lord say verse 9. Oh Lord our Lord. Oh excellent is thy name in all the earth. Psalm 9 this is speaking about the godly remnant the wicked one and his follower.

When my enemies are turned back They shall fall verse 3 in thy presence because Lord verse 4 thou has maintained my cause. Verse 9 the Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed and Verse 10 those who know no know the name of Jesus will put their trust in thee because thou is not forsaken them and Yes, here's a picture of resurrection in verse 13 the last part thou that liftest me up from the gates of death the prophecy of the resurrection.

Psalm 10 is about again about the wicked one and the vision of the man of faith. The wicked one verse 4 through the pride of his face will not seek after God. But God is the one who verse 18 cares for the fatherless and The oppressed people of earth so that the evil men in the world may not oppress them or terrify them anymore.

Psalm 11 is again about the wicked and the righteous and it says in verse 5 a very interesting verse that the Lord tests the righteous people, but the wicked and The one who loves violence his soul hates.

Now he's contrasting the righteous and the wicked so when it says that God hates the wicked what he should say is he loves the righteous. That's the opposite that verse should read like this the Lord loves the righteous, but he hates the wicked.

But what does it say? He hates the wicked, but he tests the righteous. Testing is a mark of his love. When God tests you. It's like a child having an egg a test an examination. What is the purpose of the examination to give him a promotion?

To put him into the next standard next year. Why does God test you to give you a promotion? Okay. Chapter 12 is again about wicked people and deliverance. He says help Lord because godly people are seizing very difficult to find a godly man on the earth nowadays.

I believe that's a psalm which has great relevance for the time in which we live. Help Lord godly people are. Getting reduced day by day. Faithful people are not found among the children of men. Everybody speaks vanity.

They speak with flattering hearts and hypocritical hearts and See, it's their speech. Notice. The emphasis here on when it says the godly people are not found is Because the speech of everybody is ungodly.

The mark of a godly man is his speech. They speak emptiness. Verse 2 they speak flattery. They speak with a double heart hypocrisy. The Lord will cut off flattery. The Lord will cut off the proud tongue and The ungodly man says verse 4.

Our lips are our own. We will speak what we like. That is the mark of an ungodly man. He's got no control over his tongue. James says the man who can control his tongue is a perfect man. Who have said without tongue will prevail.

We will overcome with our tongue know. The Lord in contrast to that a godly man remembers verse 6 that the words of the Lord are pure words. Like silver tested in a furnace seven times. That means I read it like this.

The ungodly man says my lips are my own. I'll just speak whatever I like the godly man when he thinks of saying something he throws it back into the furnace. Should I say it or not takes it out. Should I say it like this?

No throw it back again and Throws it back seven times into the furnace and then decides how to speak. Rewrites his letters perhaps seven times before he sends out that letter particularly if it's a strong letter of Rebuke or something like that.

That's how a godly man does things. Okay 13 Lord how long will you forget me? He's talking about the enemy again and The victory of faith. I will sing to the Lord because he's dealt bountifully with me.

The fool has said in his heart verse chapter. Psalm 14. There is no God and This is the psalm which is quoted in Romans 3 as a description of the ungodly person. Verse 3 they're all gone aside. They've all become filthy.

There's no good not one. Psalm 15 is in contrast to this evil person is the godly remnant. Who shall abide in thy holy tabernacle. O Lord the one who walks uprightly? The one who works righteousness speaks the truth in his heart and many many things and one who honors those who fear God.

We don't honor a person because he's rich or famous. Verse 4 we honor a man because he fears God. I want to spend my life not honoring the great people of the earth. But honoring those who fear God those who live like this the last part of verse 5 they will never be shaken.

There are many things that are going to be shaken in the world, but such a man will not be shaken. Psalm 16 is another Messianic Psalm about Christ. I've set the Lord always before me verse 8 because he's at my right hand.

I'll never be moved. This is what? Peter quoted in Acts chapter 2. Verse 5 the Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup and in verse 3 is a wonderful verse where the psalmist says My delight is in God's people on the earth.

My delight is in God's people on the earth. Psalm 16 11 at thy right in in thy presence is fullness of joy. There is only one place where you can get fullness of joy. That is God's presence. There's only one place where you can get perfect.

Pleasure. Perfect. Pleasure is not from sexual activity. It is not from eating good food. Verse 11. Perfect pleasure is at God's right hand. If you want perfect pleasure perfect joy you find it in God's presence.

Psalm 17. There's a wonderful verse here in verse 15 as for me I will behold your face in righteousness and Lord when I wake up in the resurrection, I Will be satisfied With your likeness. I'll be satisfied when I awake and I am like you or I behold your likeness it can mean both.

That's my glory. Psalm 18 is another Wonderful picture of salvation if you read through that whole song we found it also quoted in 2nd Samuel. I think it's 21. Psalm 22. 2nd Samuel 22 is almost identical words.

It's the psalm of David. One verse verse 16 the Savior sent the sinner saved and The saved are separated. In verse 16 he sent from above He took me and he drew me out of the many waters of this world and now verse 28, he will enlighten my darkness and He will make verse 32 my way perfect.

Psalm 19 Speaks about the heavens creation. How it speak gives a silent testimony to the existence of God and It speaks about the Word of God. Verse 7. There are two testimonies to God on earth. One is verse 1 to 5 the heavens and the other is the written Word.

Verse 7 onwards God has given two witnesses. Both are mentioned here and David says Lord keep me from many many types of sins. Many type of sins are described in verse 12 and 13 errors secret sins presumptuous sins and The great transgression verse 13.

I Don't have time to explain all that. But here's one sin we can keep ourselves from the words of our mouth. Verse 14 Lord Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight.

Psalm 20. I'll pick out one verse verse 7 some trust in chariots some in horses. Some in money. Some in this that and the other but we will trust and remember the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 21 one verse verse 4 verse 2 first thou has given him his heart's desire and Not withholding the request of his lips.

He asked verse 4 he asked life of thee and you gave him eternal life praise God. Psalm 22 is another messianic psalm. We can take Psalm 22 23 and 24 together. Psalm 22 speaks of the cross the past. Psalm 23 speaks about the present.

The Lord is my shepherd today. I shall not want anything. Psalm 24 speaks about the future when the king of glory. Verse says 24 7 is going to come and open the gates and going to rain upon the earth.

These three Psalms go together. It speaks of the past present and future. Psalm 22 speaks of the cross my God my God why have you forsaken me. Verse 6. Jesus was like a worm and he was poured out like water verse 14 and They parted his garments verse 18.

Dogs surrounded him verse 16, but there's a resurrection there, which is quoted in Hebrews. Verse 22 I will declare your name to my brothers that is quoted in Hebrews. He is not ashamed to call us brothers and You who fear the Lord?

This is the testimony praise and testimony. I will praise you in the midst of the congregation. Jesus says that and we follow him. Praising God in the midst of the church and all you who fear the Lord praise him.

Who are the ones who should be praising him. Those who fear God if you don't fear him keep quiet. But if you fear him praise praise you see the result of the cross is verse 22 praise verse 23 praise. Verse 25 praise verse 26 praise verse 27 worship verse 29 worship and.

Then verse 30 a seed shall serve him. So you see it's praise praise praise praise worship worship worship worship, and then one verse okay serve him after that. How little we praise and worship him. Psalm 23?

Psalms 23–25: The Shepherd, the Holy Hill, and Divine Guidance

The Lord is my shepherd. I shall lack nothing. It's a beautiful Psalm. I don't need to go through it. You know he makes me to lie down. He it's all what he does so often we emphasize what we do. I do this and I do that this is him.

He makes me to lie down. He leads me. He restores my soul. I will fear no evil because he is with me. He prepares a table for me. He anoints my head and my cup runs over. What is the result when I stop doing things myself?

He does everything. Goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life. Psalm 24 the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof. Who will dwell in the holy hill of the Lord. Somewhat similar to Psalm 15 he who has clean hands.

Verse 4 in a pure heart two things our hands and our heart. James says cleanse your hands purify your hearts. You double-minded. Psalm 25 a beautiful Psalm about guidance. Verse 4 the quest the prayer is Lord.

Show me your ways. Teach me your paths. Answer first. Verse 8 the Lord will show sinners his way. First of all acknowledge. You're a sinner. Number 2 God will show his way. Verse 9 to the humble. Number 3 God.

Verse 10 God the will show his parts to those who obey his testimonies. Number 4 God will show his way to those who fear him. Verse 12 and verse 15 God will show his way to those who look to him. Mine eyes are towards thee.

Psalm 26 Judge me O Lord. A man is asking the Lord to judge him. Verse. Because I walked before you in integrity. Examine me O Lord. Verse 2 very good prayer to pray. Verse 8 I have loved the habitation of your house.

Psalm 27 verse 4 one thing I have desired of the Lord that will I seek after all the days of my life. I just want to see the beauty of the Lord. Psalm 28. Verse 7 the Lord is my strength and my shield.

Psalm 29 speaks of the voice of the Lord. Many times in that Psalm it comes seven times. Verse 3 To 9 the voice of the Lord the voice of the Lord the voice of the Lord. The importance of hearing God's voice.

Like in Genesis 1 and when you listen to that verse 11 you will get strength and peace. Psalm 30. Verse 11 thou has turned my morning into dancing. To the path to the this end that my tongue. Verse 12 may sing praise to you and never be silent.

Psalm 31. Verse 11 I was a reproach among my enemies, but I trusted in you. Verse 14 and verse 19 is a beautiful Verse. How great is God's goodness to those? Who fear him? Who-trust in God publicly before the sons of men.

You will hide them. Verse 20 from the Strife of so many people speaking against them the wagging of tongues. You will hide them and keep them secretly in your pavilion from all the people who wag their tongues of them.

Psalms 32–41: Forgiveness, Trust, and Care for the Poor

Psalm 32 is the psalm of the person whose sin is covered not cleansed. There's no cleansing of sin in the old covenant. Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven whose sin is covered. There's forgiveness and covering.

Cleansing came only after Jesus died. The blood of Jesus cleanses us. The blood of bulls and goats could only cover it. It's like a blackboard Where your sins are covered with a sheet and a blackboard where everything is cleansed away with a wet sponge.

There's a lot of difference between Old Testament and New Testament. But till I acknowledged my sin My hand your hand was heavy on me verse 4, but when I acknowledged my sin, I was forgiven and Now that I'm forgiven verse 8.

I will in the Lord says I will instruct you and teach you. I will guide you with my. I don't be stubborn anymore for the rest of your life. Psalm 33. Verse 12 blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.

The people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. Psalm 34. I will bless the Lord not once in a while, but at all times. This poor man cried Verse 6 and the Lord heard him. Verse 7 the angel of the Lord Surrounds those who fear him and delivers them.

Taste and see verse 8 that the Lord is good. Verse 15 the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are always open to their crying. Verse 19. Many are the afflictions of the righteous. Don't think that if you are righteous, you won't have problems.

But the Lord delivers out of all of them. Verse 20 messianic. He keeps all his bones. Not one of them will be broken. Psalm 35 is a request to God to be my advocate. Plead my case. Oh Lord You be my advocate With those who strive against me.

Let me not reply to those who criticize me. You speak on my behalf to them a very good example to follow. False witnesses verse 11 have risen up against me, but I have not treated them the way they treated me.

Psalm 36 Is again a contrast between the wicked person? About whom it says in verse 1. There is no fear of God before his eyes. In Contrast you see what God is like. He's verse 5 full of mercy faithfulness righteousness.

Loving-kindness verse 7 and so on. And those who trust in him verse 8 will be abundantly satisfied. With the fatness of your house, you will make them drink the river of their pleasures and here's a wonderful verse verse 9.

We don't look inside ourselves in thy light. We will see light. That means it's only as you come into God's light. You can see your true condition. Psalm 37 is another wonderful Psalm. Verse 4 if you delight yourself in the Lord, he'll give you all the desires of your heart.

If you commit your way to him verse 5, he will bring it to pass. Verse 7 if you rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him and don't get upset with what's happening around you. He'll work out his purposes for you.

What Jesus said verse 11 the meek will inherit the earth. Jesus knew Psalm 37. Verse 21 people who borrow things and don't return it are wicked people. Verse 23 the steps of a good man. Ordered by the Lord and one godly man said the stops of a good man are also ordered by the Lord.

The God leads people his people on and sometimes tell them tells them to stop. Psalm 38 speaks of the suffering saint and Confession of sin. He says in verse 11. My lovers and my friends are far away.

My relatives don't care for me, but verse 21 don't forsake me. Oh Lord. Psalm 31 9 says the carefulness this man has over the use of his tongue. I Said verse 1 I will take heed to my ways that I don't sin with my tongue.

Verse 4 Lord make me to know the measure of my days. Lord help me to remember. I've only got a few days on earth. Psalm 40 is another wonderful psalm about Jesus verse 8. I delight to do thy will. O God He lifted me up from the miry clay verse 2 and put my feet on a rock.

Psalm 41 speaks about the blessing that comes upon those who care for poor people. If you are considerate about poor people and the poor people can be poor financially it can be poor spiritually because they don't have the gospel and Therefore you seek to give the gospel to them.

Blessed is he who considers the poor what all will the Lord do for him seven things. One he'll deliver him in trouble. Two. He'll preserve him. Three he'll keep him alive. Fourth. He'll bless him upon the earth.

Psalm 42: Longing for God and Deliverance

Fifth He will not deliver him into the will of his enemies. Sixth he will strengthen him on a bed and seventh. He will make his bed when he is sick. Now we come to book 2 which is Psalm 42. It's the remnant longing for deliverance.

Oh Lord, my soul thirsts for you just like the deer and softer water. If you have that type of longing after God You can be sure that God will answer very quickly. A deep verse 7 calls unto deep. That means something deep in your heart.

Reaches out to something deep in God's heart and if you're like that Even though other people around you say where is your God verse 10? He says to his soul. Why are you cast down? Why are you discouraged?

Hope in God verse 11. I will still praise him. Psalm 43 is another of those psalms crying against the wicked. Here's a wonderful verse verse 3 Lord send out your light. That is your revelation on your truth.

Lord, I need a revelation on your truth. Send out your truth and your light. Let them together lead me to your holy hill. I don't want academic knowledge of your truth. Psalm 44 is quoted in Romans 8 verse 22 For your sake we are killed all the day long.

It's speaking about the way of the cross and We are conscounted as sheep for the slaughter quoted in Romans 8 36 and 37. Psalm 45 is Another messianic psalm speaking about the marriage of the Lamb the bride and the bridegroom and it says the bridegroom the king's daughter is all glorious verse 13 inside and Forget verse 10 here's a good verse for married sisters.

Verse 10 last part forget your own people in your father's house and cleave to your husband. Social the king greatly desire your beauty and he is your Lord and Worship him some. 46 is one of the Psalms of the sons of Korah.