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Senior Sunday School 4 : Psalms Book 3 : Psalm 85 : 20th August 2023

Text: Psalm 85
20 August 2023

SSS 4 20 August 2023
Book 3
Psalms 73-89

Text: Psalm 85

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 LORD, You have been favourable to Your land;
You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2 You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;
You have covered all their sin.

3 You have taken away all Your wrath;
You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Your anger toward us to cease.

5 Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

6 Will You not revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?

7 Show us Your mercy, LORD,
And grant us Your salvation.

8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak,
For He will speak peace
To His people and to His saints;
But let them not turn back to folly.

9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good;
And our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness will go before Him,
And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Psalm 85:1-13

THE RETURN OF EXILED ISRAEL

1 LORD, You have been favourable to Your land;
You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2 You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;
You have covered all their sin.

3 You have taken away all Your wrath;
You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

Psalm 85:1-3

1. Favourable to the land

2. Brought back the captivity of Jacob

3. With reference to sins:

a) Iniquity forgiven Psalm 85:2a

b) All sins covered Psalm 85:2b

c) Wrath/ anger turned away Psalm 85:3

PRAYER FOR RESTORATION AND REVIVAL

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Your anger toward us to cease.

5 Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

6 Will You not revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?

Psalm 85:4-6

1. Prayer to the LORD as the God of salvation Psalm 85:4

2. A Prayer for Restoration

a) “Restore us” Psalm 85:4a

b) “Cause Your anger to cease” Psalm 85:5a

3. The Problem of God’s anger

a) God’s anger

i) This was assumed as having been turned away

ii) But apparently, the anger of the LORD had not been resolved fully

b) The query made to God

i) Will You be angry with us forever? Psalm 85:6a

ii) Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? Psalm 85:6b

4. A Prayer for Revival

a) Will You not revive us again? Psalm 85:7a

b) That Your people may rejoice in You? Psalm 85:7b

i) Rejoicing in the Lord was missing

ii) The return of Joy was prayed for

iii) It is related to being “revived”

A PRAYER FOR SALVATION

7 Show us Your mercy, LORD,
And grant us Your salvation.

8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak,
For He will speak peace
To His people and to His saints;
But let them not turn back to folly.

9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.

Psalm 85:7-9

1. A Prayer for Mercy

2. A Plea for Salvation (deliverance)

3. Hearing what the LORD would say to His people

a) He will speak peace

i) To His people

ii) To His saints

b) The danger

i) To return to folly

ii) To return to old and foolish ways!

4. Assurance

a) God’s salvation is near at hand

b) To all who fear Him

c) God’s glory to dwell in the land

FEATURES OF FULL RESTORATION

10 Mercy and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good;
And our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness will go before Him,
And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Psalm 85:10-13

1. Four Features to take note of:

a) Mercy and Truth have met together Psalm 85:10a

b) Righteousness and Peace Psalm 85:10b

2. A deeper Observation concerning Truth and Righteousness

a) Truth shall spring out of the earth Psalm 85:11a

b) Righteousness shall look down from heaven Psalm 85:11b

3. The Gifts of the LORD

a) He will give what is good Psalm 85:12a

b) The land will yield its increase Psalm 85:12b

4. Righteousness in the Land

a) Righteousness will go before the LORD Psalm 85:13a

b) God’s footsteps to be the way of the righteous Psalm 85:13b