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Senior Sunday School 4 : Psalms Book 3 : Psalm 86 : 3rd September 2023

Text: Psalm 86
3 September 2023

SSS 4 3 September 2023
Book 3
Psalms 73-89

Text: Psalm 86

A Prayer of David.
1 Bow down Your ear, O LORD, hear me;
For I am poor and needy.

2 Preserve my life, for I am holy;
You are my God;
Save Your servant who trusts in You!

3 Be merciful to me, O Lord,
For I cry to You all day long.

4 Rejoice the soul of Your servant,
For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
And attend to the voice of my supplications.

7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,
For You will answer me.

8 Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord;
Nor are there any works like Your works.

9 All nations whom You have made
Shall come and worship before You, O Lord,
And shall glorify Your name.

10 For You are great, and do wondrous things;
You alone are God.

11 Teach me Your way, O LORD;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.

12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
13 For great is Your mercy toward me,
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

14 O God, the proud have risen against me,
And a mob of violent men have sought my life,
And have not set You before them.

15 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

16 Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me!
Give Your strength to Your servant,
And save the son of Your maidservant.

17 Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

Psalm 86:1-17

1. How David saw and presented himself before the LORD

a) “For I am poor and needy” Psalm 86:1b
b) “For I am holy” Psalm 86:2a
c) “Your servant” Psalm 86:3, 4, 16

2. David’s faith in his knowledge of God

a) He is “LORD” Psalm 86:1, 6, 11
b) “You are my God” Psalm 86:2, 12
c) God is “abundant in mercy” Psalm 86:5
d) His mercy is “great” Psalm 86:13
e) God is “good” Psalm 86:5a
f) He is “ready to forgive” Psalm 86:5b
g) God will “answer prayer” Psalm 86:7
h) There is no one like God Psalm 86:8, 10
i) God is “great” Psalm 86:10a
j) He does “wondrous things” Psalm 86:10b
k) God is “full of compassion” Psalm 86:15a
l) He is “gracious” Psalm 86:15b
m) He is “longsuffering” Psalm 86:15c
n) He is “abundant in mercy and truth” Psalm 86:15d
o) He will offer “help” and “comfort” Psalm 86:16

3. The Plight of David

a) He was “in trouble” Psalm 86:7a
b) There were enemies who were
i) Proud
ii) Violent
iii) They were seeking his life Psalm 86:14
iv) They “hated” him Psalm 86:17

4. What David sought from the LORD

a) That God would “hear” his prayer Psalm 86:1
And “attend to his supplications” Psalm 86:6
b) That God would “preserve his life” Psalm 86:2
c) That God would grant “mercy” Psalm 86:3, 16a
d) That God would “rejoice his soul” Psalm 86:4
e) That God would “forgive” Psalm 86:5
f) That God would “answer” Psalm 86:7
g) That God would grant “strength” Psalm 86:16b
h) That God would “save” (deliver) Psalm 86:16c
i) That God would give “a sign for good” Psalm 86:17a

5. Vital Lessons to be learned

11 Teach me Your way, O LORD;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.

12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And I will glorify Your name forevermore.

Psalm 86:11-12

a) To be taught God’s way
b) To walk in God’s truth
c) To have a heart that is united (totally dedicated and focused) to fear God
d) To offer praise to God with the whole heart
e) To glorify God’s name forever