Do We Worship the Lord?

Psalm 95: 1-11

Hebrews 4:7 is a direct quote to Psalm 95:8

1-7: Speaks of worship, glorifying and praising

8-11: Speaks of Warning, provoking

There is a change between the OT and the NT because the altar is now the cross, the offering was Jesus, and the offerer was God.

They that worship must worship in Spirit and in Truth. John 4:19

What Do We Know about Justice?

Psalm 94

1-7: The Supplication
8-13: The Sermon
14-23: The Soliloquy

1 - Vengence belongs to God

2 - God is the judge.

3-5 - The wicked seem to prosper

6-7 - The wicked boast about their evil .

8-11 - God created us. He sees, hears, and understands

12-13 - God’s chastisement on us now is a blessing and gives us rest. Those that are not being chastised are also not being blessed. Consider God’s forsaking wrath.

14-23 - The Psalmist acknowledges God’s comfort, help, mercy, defense, and rock of refuge.

Who Can Calm Your Storm?

Psalm. 93

Outline of the Chapter:
1-2: God Rules
3-4: God Overrules
5: God’s Witness is Declared

1 - The Lord reigneth. He has authority.
He girds Himself with majesty.

If you don’t believe in the God of Creation, then you don’t believe in the God of preservation.

2 - The world and God’s throne is established, it cannot be moved.
Psalm 33:11 - The council of God stands forever
Daniel 7:14, Micah 4:7, I Cor. 15:19
God will put down anybody or nation that is against Him.

3-4: Metaphor in the verse = floods represent people against God.
God will overrule these people.

Why Do We Praise the Lord?

Psalm 92

1-5: Ways of Praise

6-7: The Wicked’s Perversion
2 Peter 3:1-5: scoffers are willingly ignorant

8-10: The Lord’s Power
Luke 11:13: The Holy Spirit anoints us

11-15: The Testimony of Praise
God delivers judgement to our enemies
God’s people will withstand the storm and bring forth fruit

The Lord is my Rock, He is trustworthy, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. He can still use us despite our age and infirmities. We can praise Him for this.

How is God Faithful?

Psalm 89

19-37: God is faithful in his Promises
God’s seed shall endure forever
His seed will be established

5 - 18 God is faithful in His Person
God’s Divine Attributes
Transcendent
Eternal
Infinite
Immutable
Omnipresent
Omniscient
Omnipotent

God’s Moral Attributes
Holy
Just
Righteous
Mercy
Grace
Love
Truth

God is to be feared and revered.

38-57: God is faithful in His People
God provides safety
God is faithful and just to chasten

How is God Faithful in His Promises

Psalm 89: 1-37

Outline:
1-2: Doxology
3-4: God is Faithful
5-18: God is faithful in His Person
19-37: God is Faithful in His Promises
38-57: God is Faithful in His People

Background: Israel is newly divided into two kingdoms. The northern ten tribes ruled by King Jeroboam, and the two southern tribes ruled by Solomon’s son, Rehoboam.

Background and Information into the Davidic Covenant
1 Chronicles 3:1
2 Chronicles 12
1 Kings 14
2 Samuel 7:12

Genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke

The City of God

Psalm 87

Three topics in this chapter: God, the place, and the promise

The place is the mentioned as the foundation - Jerusalem also called Zion or the City of David

Jerusalem has been chosen by God to be His city for His habitation. He is passionate about Jerusalem and claims to feel easily jealous of her.

God promises to transform Zion from waste to Eden.

Question to ponder: Could Jerusalem have been the spot where the Garden of Eden used to be?

What is Your Greatest Desire?

Psalm 85

This chapter shows us the return, the revival, and the restoration of God’s people back to Him.

  1. God has shown favor to the land and brought back the captives

  2. God has forgiven all their sins

  3. God has taken away His wrath

  4. -9. We want our relationship to be restored

    10.-13 God will show His mercy and truth. Righteousness and peace are God’s gifts to us