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Senior Sunday School 4 : Psalms Book 2 : Psalm 70 : 19th March 23

Text: Psalm 70
19 March 2023

SSS 4 19 MARCH 2023
Book 2
Psalms 42-72

Text: Psalm 70

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
Make haste to help me, O LORD!

2 Let them be ashamed and confounded
Who seek my life;
Let them be turned back and confused
Who desire my hurt.

3 Let them be turned back because of their shame,
Who say, “Aha, aha!”

4 Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”

5 But I am poor and needy;
Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, do not delay.

Psalm 70:1-5

URGENCY IN PRAYER

Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
Make haste to help me, O LORD!

Psalm 70:1

1. Commencement of prayer

2. Consciousness Urgency for God:

a) To respond
b) To deliver
c) To help

3. Calling on God to respond swiftly

a) Danger afoot
c) Fears within the heart

PRAYING AGAINST ENEMIES

2 Let them be ashamed and confounded
Who seek my life;
Let them be turned back and confused
Who desire my hurt.

3 Let them be turned back because of their shame,
Who say, “Aha, aha!”

Psalm 70:2-3

1. That the enemies may be ashamed who desire to bring hurt

2. Contents of this prayer:

a) That they may be ashamed
b) That they may be confounded
c) That they may be turned back
d) That they may be confused

3. An example of how such a prayer may turn out

a) Absalom’s rebellion against David
b) He sought to usurp the throne
c) He was given horrendously wicked advice by Ahitophel 2 Samuel 16:21-23
d) Hushai counters Ahitophel’s advice 2 Samuel 17
e) Ahitophel commits suicide 2 Samuel 17:23

REJOICING IN THE LORD

Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”

Psalm 70:4

1. Those who seek the LORD

2. Those who love His salvation

3. They are able to say,
“Let God be magnified!”

HUMBLE ADMISSION

But I am poor and needy;
Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, do not delay.

Psalm 70:5

1. Personal state

a) Poor
b) Needy
c) Not very strong at all

2. Urgency still felt

a) “Make haste”
b) Desperate plea
c) “Do not delay”

3. Trust exercised

a) Trust in God’s help
b) Trusting in God as the Deliverer