Message Notes

(I) BEGAN WITH TRUST

“O LORD my God, in You I put my trust;” Psalm 7:1

1. Chose to trust from the beginning

“O Lord, my God in You I put my trust.” Psalm 7:1

2. Circumstances in which trust was exercised

“Save me from all those who persecute me; and deliver me,” Psalm 7:1

3. Trust as a contrasting approach

(II) THE FOCUS OF OUR TRUST…GOD AS JUDGE

1. Knowledge of a Just Judge

a) God will judge all people

“So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high. The LORD shall judge the peoples;” Psalm 7:7, 8

b) God will test the hearts and minds of all

“Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.” Psalm 7:9

c) Declared as a just Judge

“God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day.” Psalm 7:11

2. The judgment of the Lord

a) Concerning those who know Him

“LORD my God, if I have done this: If there is iniquity in my hands, if I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, or have plundered my enemy without cause, Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, and lay my honor in the dust.” Psalm 7:4, 5 “Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity within me.” Psalm 7:8

b) Concerning those who are evil

“God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day.” Psalm 7:11 “If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready. He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.” Psalm 7:12-13

(III) THE CALL OF TRUST…FOR GOD TO JUDGE

1. A call to the Lord to arise

“Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!” Psalm 7:6

2. God will bring about an end to wickedness

“Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,” Psalm 7:9

(IV) END WITH TRUST…PRAISING THE LORD

“I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.” Psalm 7:17

1. Ending prayer with trust

a) Begin with trust

b) Ending with trust

2. Trust helps us to give praise

a) According to His righteousness

b) To the name of the Lord Most High