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Psalms 119:153-160
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Psalms 119:153-160
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Psalms 119:153–160
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When I pass an Army Recruiting Office I notice all the posters and slogans in the windows. They talk about travel, college, bonuses, pride and belonging. Each of those slogans appeal to visions of adventure, success, and a sense of pride. But there is something that isn’t mention … More
I. Three pleas for deliverance from suffering (vv. 153-156).
1. Appeal to the Lord’s compassion - Rescue Me (v. 153).
“Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law."
2. Appeal to the Lord’s ability to deliver - Redeem Me (v. 154).
“Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy Word."
3. Appeal to the Lord’s mercy - Revive (Quicken) Me (v. 155)
“Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy judgments."
II. Three perspectives in seeking deliverance (vv. 157-159).
1. Appeal to the Lord in the face of opposition (v. 157).
“Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies."
2. Appeal to the Lord in hatred for disobedience (v. 158).
“I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy Word."
3. Appeal to the Lord because of love for the Word (v. 159).
“Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy loving-kindness."
III Conclusion: The bottom line is:
1. God’s truth - “Thy word is true from the beginning:...” (v. 160).
2. God’s righteousness - “...and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever."
Application
I want to be a person who is quick to appeal to the Lord for my needs and those of others. I believe I should be more concerned about the spiritual needs than the physical needs.
Psalms 119:153-160 (English Standard Version)
Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law. Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise! Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes. Great is your mercy, O LORD; give me life according to your rules. Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies. I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands. Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love. The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
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