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Senior Sunday School 4 : Psalms Book 3 : Psalm 89 : 1st October 2023

Text: Psalm 89
1 October 2023

SSS 4 1 October 2023
Book 3
Psalms 73-89

Text: Psalm 89
Part 2

19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.

20 I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,

21 With whom My hand shall be established;
Also My arm shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not outwit him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 I will beat down his foes before his face,
And plague those who hate him.

24 “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

25 Also I will set his hand over the sea,
And his right hand over the rivers.

26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

27 Also I will make him My firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.

28 My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

29 His seed also I will make to endure forever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.

30 “If his sons forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,

31 If they break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.

33 Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him,
Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

34 My covenant I will not break,
Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.

35 Once I have sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David:

36 His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne as the sun before Me;

37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.”

Psalm 89:19-37

1. The Davidic Covenant Reviewed

19Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.

20 I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him

Psalm 89:19-20

a) God’s vision given to David
b) God’s view of David
i) “Holy one”
ii) “Mighty”
iii) “Chosen”
iv) “My servant”
v) “Anointed”

2. Wonderful Promises given to David

21 With whom My hand shall be established;
Also My arm shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not outwit him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 I will beat down his foes before his face,
And plague those who hate him.

24 “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

25 Also I will set his hand over the sea,
And his right hand over the rivers.

Psalm 89:21-25

a) Establishment
b) Strength
c) Victory over enemies
d) Faithfulness of God
e) Mercy
f) Exaltation of horn (power)
g) Conquests

3. Expected Appropriate Response

26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

27 Also I will make him My firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.

28 My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

29 His seed also I will make to endure forever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.

Psalm 89:26-29

a) David’s response
i) Acknowledging God as “Father”
ii) As “My God”
iii) As “the rock of my salvation”
b) God’s reciprocation
i) God will make him “firstborn”
ii) “The highest of the kings”
iii) Mercy promised
iv) Covenant will stand firm
v) His seed (Messianic element)
vi) His throne (fulfilled in the Messiah)

4. Concerning errant sons of David

30 “If his sons forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,

31 If they break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,

32 Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.

Psalm 89:30-32

a) If David’s sons were to forsake God’s law
b) If they do not walk in His judgments
c) If they break His statutes
d) If they do not keep His commandments
e) God will punish their transgression and iniquity
i) With the rod
ii) With stripes

5. An Everlasting Covenant

33 Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him,
Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
34 My covenant I will not break,
Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
35 Once I have sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David:
36 His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne as the sun before Me;
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.”
Psalm 89:33-37
a) What will never fail
i) God’s lovingkindness
ii) His faithfulness
iii) His covenant
iv) His word will not be altered
b) Reiteration of the Davidic Covenant
i) The Covenant was sworn by God in holiness
ii) He would never lie to David
iii) His seed will endure forever
iv) His throne will be as the sun and the moon
v) They are witnesses in the sky