Message Notes

SSS 4 8 JANUARY 2023
Book 2
Psalms 42-72

Text: Psalm 63

A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.

2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.

4 Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

6 When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.

7 Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

8 My soul follows close behind You;
Your right hand upholds me.

9 But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 They shall fall by the sword;
They shall be a portion for jackals.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him shall glory;
But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 63:1-11

FEATURES OF SEEKING GOD MEANINGFULLY

O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;

Psalm 63:1a

1. Personal

2. Natural

3. Logical

4. Driven by harsh circumstances of life

a) In a dry and thirsty land

b) Where there is no water

WHERE MAY GOD BE FOUND?

So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

Psalm 63:2

1. The Sanctuary

a) The Tabernacle

b) The presence of God

2. What may we hope to see

a) God’s power

b) His glory

REASONS FOR PRAISE OF GOD

3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.

4 Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

Psalm 63:3-5

1. God’s lovingkindness
Besides His glory and power

2. Appropriate response

a) My lips shall praise You

b) Thus I will bless You while I live

c) I will lift up my hands in Your name

d) My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

REMEMBERING THE LORD’S HELP

6 When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.

7 Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

8 My soul follows close behind You;
Your right hand upholds me.

Psalm 63:6-8

1. Remembering the LORD in the night watches

a) Sleepless nights

b) Meditating on the LORD

2. Things worth meditating on

a) The help given by God

b) The shadow of God’s wings

c) God’s right hand upholding

3. Rejoicing in the LORD

4. Following the LORD closely

THE FATE OF THE WICKED

9 But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 They shall fall by the sword;
They shall be a portion for jackals.

Psalm 63:9-10

1. Those who seek to murder will be punished by the LORD

2. They will only hurt themselves

3. They would die ignobly (eaten by jackals)

A FINAL WORD

But the king shall rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him shall glory;
But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 63:11

1. The righteous

a) Rejoicing in God

b) Glorying in the LORD

2. The wicked

a) They lie

b) Their mouth would be stopped

i) Their lies would not have the desired effects

ii) The LORD would judge them and deal with them