Message Notes

SSS 4 2 October 2022
Book 2
Psalms 42-72

Psalm 50

A Psalm of Asaph.
1 The Mighty One, God the LORD,
Has spoken and called the earth
From the rising of the sun to its going down.

2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God will shine forth.

3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent;
A fire shall devour before Him,
And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.

4 He shall call to the heavens from above,
And to the earth, that He may judge His people:

5 “Gather My saints together to Me,
Those who have [a]made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

6 Let the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is Judge. Selah

7 “Hear, O My people, and I will speak,
O Israel, and I will testify against you;
I am God, your God!

8 I will not [rebuke you for your sacrifices
Or your burnt offerings,
Which are continually before Me.

9 I will not take a bull from your house,
Nor goats out of your folds.

10 For every beast of the forest is Mine,
And the cattle on a thousand hills.

11 I know all the birds of the mountains,
And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you;
For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.

13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls,
Or drink the blood of goats?

14 Offer to God thanksgiving,
And pay your vows to the Most High.

15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to declare My statutes,
Or take My covenant in your mouth,

17 Seeing you hate instruction
And cast My words behind you?

18 When you saw a thief, you consented[c] with him,
And have been a partaker with adulterers.

19 You give your mouth to evil,
And your tongue frames deceit.

20 You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.

21 These things you have done, and I kept silent;
You thought that I was altogether like you;
But I will rebuke you,
And set them in order before your eyes.

22 “Now consider this, you who forget God,
Lest I tear you in pieces,
And there be none to deliver:

23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me;
And to him who orders his conduct aright
I will show the salvation of God.”

Psalm 50:1-23

WHO WAS ASAPH?

1. He was a Levite appointed to look after the Ark

2. He was appointed to minister for the LORD in song

3. He was one of the chief musicians 1 Chronicles 16:4-5

4. He was described as a seer 2 Chronicles 29:30

ASAPH AS A SEER/ PROPHET

1. These were given special revelations from the LORD

2. Psalm 50 sees Asaph functioning as a seer

THE CALL OF THE LORD TO GATHER TO HEAR HIM

1 The Mighty One, God the LORD,
Has spoken and called the earth
From the rising of the sun to its going down.

2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God will shine forth.

3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent;
A fire shall devour before Him,
And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.

4 He shall call to the heavens from above,
And to the earth, that He may judge His people:

5 “Gather My saints together to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

6 Let the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is Judge.

Psalm 50:1-6

1. Presenting the LORD

a) The Mighty One

b) God the LORD

2. He speaks from Zion

a) He speaks in Majesty

b) He speaks as Judge

3. He addresses His people

a) They are His saints

b) They are His people by covenant Exodus 25

ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF WORSHIP OFFERED BY ISRAEL

7 “Hear, O My people, and I will speak,
O Israel, and I will testify against you;
I am God, your God!

8 I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices
Or your burnt offerings,
Which are continually before Me.

9 I will not take a bull from your house,
Nor goats out of your folds.

10 For every beast of the forest is Mine,
And the cattle on a thousand hills.

11 I know all the birds of the mountains,
And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.

12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you;
For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.

13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls,
Or drink the blood of goats?

Psalm 50:7-13

1. Israel offered many sacrifices as worship

a) Burnt offerings

b) Continually

2. Their theology was incorrect
Was God hungry that He needed to be fed?

THE KIND OF WORSHIP GOD WAS LOOKING FOR

14 Offer to God thanksgiving,
And pay your vows to the Most High.

15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

Psalm 50:14-15

1. Thanksgiving

2. Keeping of vows

3. Calling upon God when they are in trouble

4. God will answer and deliver them

5. They are to glorify God

ADDRESSING THE WICKED

16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to declare My statutes,
Or take My covenant in your mouth,

17 Seeing you hate instruction
And cast My words behind you?

18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him,
And have been a partaker with adulterers.

19 You give your mouth to evil,
And your tongue frames deceit.

20 You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.

21 These things you have done, and I kept silent;
You thought that I was altogether like you;
But I will rebuke you,
And set them in order before your eyes.

22 “Now consider this, you who forget God,
Lest I tear you in pieces,
And there be none to deliver:

Psalm 50:16-22

1. These are “teachers”/ “preachers”

a) They declare God’s statutes

b) They speak about God’s covenant

2. But their actions were bad

a) They are wicked

b) They hate instruction

c) They cast God’s word behind them

d) They are companions of bad people

e) They speak evil and deceitful words

f) They slander their own brethren

3. A rebuke of the LORD

a) Because the LORD was silent, they imagined the LORD was like them!

b) The LORD rebuked them

c) He would set things in order

d) He warned them of dire consequences

SOLEMN REMINDER

Whoever offers praise glorifies Me;
And to him who orders his conduct aright
I will show the salvation of God.

Psalm 50:23

1. To praise God is to glorify Him

2. To the one who conducts his life properly
God will show him salvation