WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.520 For the recording, we're on Psalms 41. We just read verse 1. 00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:06.600 Blessed is the one who considers the poor. 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:13.580 For those who think about the poor and the weak and allow them to make decisions, 00:00:14.220 --> 00:00:16.879 that's what David has on his mind here. 00:00:17.420 --> 00:00:20.219 Because we've been given grace from God. 00:00:20.980 --> 00:00:26.460 And because of that, we aren't to harden our hearts and think that we're special and above other people. 00:00:26.460 --> 00:00:32.759 But we've been blessed so that we can take on and pick up the cause of the poor and the weak. 00:00:34.439 --> 00:00:42.380 In referring to Christians in this verse, Charles Spurgeon said that they do not toss them a penny and go on their own way, 00:00:42.500 --> 00:00:44.359 but inquire about their sorrows. 00:00:44.820 --> 00:00:46.200 They sift out their cause. 00:00:46.340 --> 00:00:50.880 They study the best ways for their relief and practically come to their rescue. 00:00:51.480 --> 00:00:55.640 Such as these have the mark of the divine favor plainly upon them. 00:00:55.640 --> 00:01:01.539 And as surely the sheep of God's pasture as if they wore a brand upon their foreheads. 00:01:02.060 --> 00:01:06.640 So that's what is in view here of those who consider the poor. 00:01:08.819 --> 00:01:13.819 And really, when we want to think of an example, we can't get one better than Jesus. 00:01:13.819 --> 00:01:17.859 If we think of 2 Corinthians 8, 9, it says, 00:01:18.079 --> 00:01:24.539 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, 00:01:24.780 --> 00:01:28.179 so that you, by his poverty, might become rich. 00:01:28.180 --> 00:01:33.520 And then as we look at the second half of verse 1, it says, 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:35.900 In the day of trouble, the Lord delivers him. 00:01:36.860 --> 00:01:40.140 It isn't saying that we won't have troubles or hardships, 00:01:40.140 --> 00:01:45.380 but rather that God will preserve us and bring us through those hardships. 00:01:45.379 --> 00:01:52.000 So we see God helping those who think about and help other people. 00:01:52.399 --> 00:01:52.920 Right? 00:01:53.019 --> 00:01:54.079 So that's the foundation. 00:01:54.459 --> 00:01:56.780 That's our first opening verse for this chapter. 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:07.840 Verses 1, 2, 3 lay out the promises and the blessings that come to those who consider the poor. 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:11.620 So we see that those who consider the poor are blessed, 00:02:11.759 --> 00:02:16.060 but we also see in verse 2 and 3 that there are other blessings that come with it. 00:02:16.420 --> 00:02:20.319 The Lord protects him, this is verse 2, and keeps him alive. 00:02:20.860 --> 00:02:22.860 He is called blessed in the land. 00:02:23.460 --> 00:02:25.560 You do not give him up to the will of his enemies. 00:02:26.039 --> 00:02:27.879 The Lord sustains him on his sickbed. 00:02:28.259 --> 00:02:30.920 In his illness, you restore him to full health. 00:02:30.919 --> 00:02:40.759 It can kind of seem odd at first to be rewarded for caring for the weak or giving to the poor. 00:02:40.879 --> 00:02:45.939 It's almost as if I do it so that I get something back. 00:02:47.959 --> 00:02:53.419 But remember in the New Testament when Jesus was talking to the rich young ruler 00:02:53.419 --> 00:02:56.079 and he had everything and he comes to Jesus and says, 00:02:56.219 --> 00:02:57.579 What do I need to do to get into heaven? 00:02:57.580 --> 00:03:01.900 And Jesus looked at him and loved him and said to him, 00:03:02.380 --> 00:03:03.400 You lack one thing. 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:06.020 Go and sell all that you have and give to the poor 00:03:06.020 --> 00:03:09.560 and you will have treasure in heaven and come and follow me. 00:03:11.040 --> 00:03:14.260 Although it sounds at first like Jesus is saying if you do these things, 00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:16.100 it's almost like buying your salvation. 00:03:16.420 --> 00:03:17.460 It isn't what he's saying. 00:03:17.540 --> 00:03:21.260 Rather, Jesus is exposing where the young man's heart is. 00:03:21.860 --> 00:03:24.120 He seems like a pretty good moral person, 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:27.740 but his love for his money is above everything else. 00:03:27.740 --> 00:03:29.340 And that's what Jesus is bringing out. 00:03:30.439 --> 00:03:34.860 He's told that he will get treasure in heaven by carrying and giving to the poor. 00:03:35.599 --> 00:03:39.120 Jesus is trying to get us to see that caring for the poor, 00:03:39.800 --> 00:03:42.180 loving those around us, that's what matters. 00:03:42.180 --> 00:03:46.319 It's who we love and not the stuff that we love. 00:03:47.420 --> 00:03:54.460 We don't hold on to possessions in this life because Jesus has salvation and treasures for us 00:03:54.460 --> 00:03:56.580 that far exceed those things that we have here. 00:03:56.980 --> 00:04:00.400 And that's what Jesus is trying to get the rich young ruler, 00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:02.080 but also us to understand. 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:05.300 So the first part, those first three verses, 00:04:05.840 --> 00:04:10.260 is the blessings that we get from helping the poor. 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:11.580 So David lays that out there. 00:04:11.939 --> 00:04:14.560 The next section, verses 4 through 9, 00:04:15.360 --> 00:04:17.560 David is giving us his situation here. 00:04:18.220 --> 00:04:20.100 So as for me, this is verse 4, 00:04:20.660 --> 00:04:23.160 As for me, I said, O Lord, be gracious to me. 00:04:23.319 --> 00:04:25.520 Heal me, for I have sinned against you. 00:04:26.580 --> 00:04:28.639 My enemies say of me in malice, 00:04:28.819 --> 00:04:31.199 When will he die and his name perish? 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:33.399 And when one comes to see me, 00:04:33.479 --> 00:04:34.759 he utters empty words, 00:04:34.860 --> 00:04:36.680 while his heart gathers iniquity. 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:39.420 When he goes out, he tells it abroad. 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:43.099 So just to break down a little bit of those verses, 00:04:43.300 --> 00:04:45.439 in verse 4, it says, 00:04:45.959 --> 00:04:47.339 O Lord, be gracious to me. 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:49.439 Heal me, for I have sinned against you. 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:52.219 At first, it seems a little odd 00:04:52.219 --> 00:04:56.259 because he's asking for healing 00:04:56.259 --> 00:04:58.240 because he's sinned. 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:01.780 I would think when you want grace from somebody, 00:05:02.199 --> 00:05:03.620 you would say, 00:05:03.840 --> 00:05:06.379 I've been good or I'm trying to do better 00:05:06.379 --> 00:05:08.420 and not, I've sinned. 00:05:08.500 --> 00:05:09.939 So be gracious to me. 00:05:10.360 --> 00:05:12.040 But what we see here is 00:05:12.040 --> 00:05:14.720 David is asking for graciousness 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:15.740 because he's broken. 00:05:16.980 --> 00:05:18.360 He says he's broken. 00:05:18.519 --> 00:05:20.319 That's why he sins 00:05:20.319 --> 00:05:23.060 towards the Lord. 00:05:23.060 --> 00:05:25.280 It's because of that sin 00:05:25.280 --> 00:05:26.600 and that brokenness, 00:05:26.660 --> 00:05:27.560 he needs healing. 00:05:27.879 --> 00:05:29.680 And so that's why he's asking the Lord 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:30.300 to be gracious. 00:05:32.319 --> 00:05:34.160 And then a little further down 00:05:34.160 --> 00:05:35.860 in verse 6, 00:05:36.860 --> 00:05:37.920 And when one comes to me, 00:05:37.980 --> 00:05:39.240 he utters empty words, 00:05:39.439 --> 00:05:41.500 while his heart gathers iniquity. 00:05:42.040 --> 00:05:42.840 When he goes out, 00:05:42.920 --> 00:05:43.920 he tells it abroad. 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:46.800 So what's happening here, 00:05:47.060 --> 00:05:48.300 if it doesn't make sense 00:05:48.300 --> 00:05:49.100 right off the bat, 00:05:49.180 --> 00:05:50.759 is that people are coming into David 00:05:50.759 --> 00:05:54.160 in whatever trial and sickness 00:05:54.160 --> 00:05:55.259 he's going through, 00:05:55.500 --> 00:05:57.400 and they're just giving him 00:05:57.400 --> 00:06:00.360 just fluffy, fake words. 00:06:00.620 --> 00:06:01.020 It's not, 00:06:01.100 --> 00:06:01.660 they don't mean it. 00:06:01.720 --> 00:06:02.080 They really, 00:06:02.460 --> 00:06:03.060 behind his back, 00:06:03.139 --> 00:06:03.600 they hate him. 00:06:04.100 --> 00:06:04.439 They're like, 00:06:04.520 --> 00:06:05.200 Oh, King David, 00:06:05.259 --> 00:06:06.160 we hope you feel better. 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:07.560 If there's anything I can do, 00:06:07.740 --> 00:06:08.480 let me know. 00:06:08.980 --> 00:06:11.200 I hope you get better soon. 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:13.219 And then they turn around 00:06:13.219 --> 00:06:13.860 and leave, 00:06:14.019 --> 00:06:15.599 and they talk about him. 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:16.420 They don't even care 00:06:16.420 --> 00:06:17.300 about his well-being. 00:06:17.599 --> 00:06:18.639 And that's what we see 00:06:18.639 --> 00:06:19.519 happening here. 00:06:20.740 --> 00:06:21.500 Verse 7, 00:06:21.579 --> 00:06:22.339 All who hate me 00:06:22.339 --> 00:06:23.740 whisper together about me. 00:06:24.199 --> 00:06:25.699 They imagine the worst for me. 00:06:26.039 --> 00:06:26.519 They say, 00:06:27.060 --> 00:06:27.839 A deadly thing 00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:28.939 is poured out on him. 00:06:29.459 --> 00:06:30.919 He will not rise again 00:06:30.919 --> 00:06:32.099 from where he lies. 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:34.199 Even my close friend 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:35.099 in whom I trusted, 00:06:35.439 --> 00:06:36.639 who ate my bread, 00:06:37.159 --> 00:06:38.939 has lifted his heel against me. 00:06:38.939 --> 00:06:41.480 In that verse, 00:06:41.980 --> 00:06:44.240 we're probably quickly reminded 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:46.339 of Jesus' relationship 00:06:46.339 --> 00:06:47.000 to Judas. 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:47.839 Right? 00:06:47.939 --> 00:06:49.639 Judas acted like a close friend 00:06:49.639 --> 00:06:52.000 and he ate bread with Jesus. 00:06:52.139 --> 00:06:52.920 But in the end, 00:06:53.300 --> 00:06:54.660 we know that he betrayed him. 00:06:58.279 --> 00:06:59.920 So we have, 00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:01.959 the first section is 00:07:01.959 --> 00:07:04.360 blessings and promises 00:07:04.360 --> 00:07:06.220 to those who 00:07:06.220 --> 00:07:10.240 help the poor 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:10.960 and the needy, 00:07:11.020 --> 00:07:11.980 who consider them, 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:13.780 who do something about them. 00:07:14.120 --> 00:07:14.900 And then after that, 00:07:14.940 --> 00:07:16.140 we see David giving us 00:07:16.140 --> 00:07:17.360 a picture of the situation 00:07:17.360 --> 00:07:18.040 he's in. 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:19.720 And then verse 10, 00:07:19.860 --> 00:07:21.000 we have David's request. 00:07:21.140 --> 00:07:21.740 So you're kind of getting 00:07:21.740 --> 00:07:23.320 the flow of what's going on 00:07:23.320 --> 00:07:23.960 with this psalm. 00:07:24.060 --> 00:07:25.280 David's kind of setting it up. 00:07:25.660 --> 00:07:27.700 And it comes up to this verse 00:07:27.700 --> 00:07:28.980 as he makes his request. 00:07:29.220 --> 00:07:30.580 But you, O Lord, 00:07:30.660 --> 00:07:31.800 be gracious to me 00:07:31.800 --> 00:07:32.940 and raise me up 00:07:32.940 --> 00:07:34.340 that I may repay them. 00:07:34.339 --> 00:07:38.099 This is one of those sections 00:07:38.099 --> 00:07:39.019 where it sounds like 00:07:39.019 --> 00:07:40.439 there's some Christian 00:07:40.439 --> 00:07:41.659 revenge going on. 00:07:43.359 --> 00:07:45.159 And almost David is saying 00:07:45.159 --> 00:07:47.039 it's okay to show revenge 00:07:47.039 --> 00:07:47.699 towards people. 00:07:48.120 --> 00:07:49.599 But we have to keep in mind 00:07:49.599 --> 00:07:50.679 that this is the Old Testament 00:07:50.679 --> 00:07:51.919 and we're talking about 00:07:51.919 --> 00:07:52.719 King David. 00:07:54.099 --> 00:07:55.159 John Calvin, 00:07:55.239 --> 00:07:56.500 which I thought was really good, 00:07:56.639 --> 00:07:57.639 he pointed out that 00:07:57.639 --> 00:07:59.379 David was not 00:07:59.379 --> 00:08:01.419 as one of the common people, 00:08:01.699 --> 00:08:03.699 but a king appointed by God. 00:08:03.699 --> 00:08:05.699 And invested with authority. 00:08:06.539 --> 00:08:07.439 And it is not from 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:08.719 an impulse of flesh, 00:08:08.719 --> 00:08:10.399 but in virtue of the nature 00:08:10.399 --> 00:08:11.060 of his office 00:08:11.060 --> 00:08:13.019 that he is led to denounce 00:08:13.019 --> 00:08:14.079 against his enemies 00:08:14.079 --> 00:08:15.099 the punishment 00:08:15.099 --> 00:08:15.920 that they merited. 00:08:17.620 --> 00:08:18.759 Basically what he's saying, 00:08:18.879 --> 00:08:20.079 the office that God 00:08:20.079 --> 00:08:20.899 set up as king 00:08:20.899 --> 00:08:22.519 comes with reverence 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:23.180 and authority. 00:08:23.439 --> 00:08:24.939 And when people act against it, 00:08:25.240 --> 00:08:26.419 it makes sense 00:08:26.419 --> 00:08:27.860 that they are judged 00:08:27.860 --> 00:08:29.779 and punished for that. 00:08:29.779 --> 00:08:30.659 So it's a little different 00:08:30.659 --> 00:08:32.779 than us taking vengeance 00:08:32.779 --> 00:08:33.899 on someone else. 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:36.220 The vengeance that we take 00:08:36.220 --> 00:08:39.600 is by showing how God 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:41.480 takes care of us, right? 00:08:41.559 --> 00:08:44.919 In times of illness 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:46.559 or a trial 00:08:46.559 --> 00:08:47.539 that we're going through. 00:08:48.620 --> 00:08:49.919 We get to show them 00:08:49.919 --> 00:08:50.720 that God helps us 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:51.679 keep our faith 00:08:51.679 --> 00:08:52.759 and makes us stronger 00:08:52.759 --> 00:08:53.759 and brings us 00:08:53.759 --> 00:08:54.779 through those trials. 00:08:54.779 --> 00:08:57.039 And that's what we proclaim 00:08:57.039 --> 00:08:57.860 about God. 00:08:58.000 --> 00:08:58.860 That's the revenge 00:08:58.860 --> 00:09:00.019 that we're showing back on them. 00:09:00.079 --> 00:09:01.399 So it's not like physical revenge 00:09:01.399 --> 00:09:02.860 that we're acting out 00:09:02.860 --> 00:09:03.459 on those people. 00:09:03.559 --> 00:09:04.879 But it's still revenge 00:09:04.879 --> 00:09:05.259 nonetheless. 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:06.679 Because those are enemies. 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:07.120 There are people 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:08.480 who wanted to see you fail 00:09:08.480 --> 00:09:09.139 and yet they see 00:09:09.139 --> 00:09:10.379 that God comes behind us 00:09:10.379 --> 00:09:11.139 and lifts us up. 00:09:11.139 --> 00:09:14.740 And then we come 00:09:14.740 --> 00:09:16.000 to the last section 00:09:16.000 --> 00:09:16.759 of this chapter. 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:17.460 So we have 00:09:17.460 --> 00:09:18.799 the blessings 00:09:18.799 --> 00:09:19.460 and the promise 00:09:19.460 --> 00:09:21.100 that come with those 00:09:21.100 --> 00:09:22.439 who consider 00:09:22.439 --> 00:09:23.360 and love the poor. 00:09:23.860 --> 00:09:24.799 Then we have 00:09:24.799 --> 00:09:27.039 David's condition 00:09:27.039 --> 00:09:27.860 where he's going 00:09:27.860 --> 00:09:28.600 through this trial. 00:09:29.279 --> 00:09:29.659 He gives, 00:09:30.039 --> 00:09:31.519 he states his request 00:09:31.519 --> 00:09:32.600 and then 00:09:32.600 --> 00:09:33.919 through that 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:35.019 the Lord is answering 00:09:35.019 --> 00:09:35.639 that request. 00:09:35.840 --> 00:09:37.319 So these last three verses 00:09:37.319 --> 00:09:38.679 is God, 00:09:40.120 --> 00:09:41.059 is David, 00:09:41.139 --> 00:09:43.480 saying how he trusts 00:09:43.480 --> 00:09:43.899 the Lord 00:09:43.899 --> 00:09:46.139 and also thanking God 00:09:46.139 --> 00:09:47.299 for delivering 00:09:47.299 --> 00:09:48.080 him through this. 00:09:48.539 --> 00:09:49.500 So verse 11 is, 00:09:50.039 --> 00:09:50.740 by this I know 00:09:50.740 --> 00:09:51.879 that you delight in me. 00:09:52.360 --> 00:09:53.600 My enemy will not 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:55.019 shout in triumph over me. 00:09:55.080 --> 00:09:55.659 So you start to get 00:09:55.659 --> 00:09:56.439 the idea that 00:09:56.439 --> 00:09:57.840 that Dave is being 00:09:57.840 --> 00:09:58.419 brought up 00:09:58.419 --> 00:09:59.299 out of his sickness 00:09:59.299 --> 00:10:00.519 and out of the trial 00:10:00.519 --> 00:10:01.500 that he's going through. 00:10:04.559 --> 00:10:05.840 Also take note here 00:10:05.840 --> 00:10:06.860 when he says that 00:10:06.860 --> 00:10:08.039 my enemy will not 00:10:08.039 --> 00:10:09.399 shout in triumph over me. 00:10:09.819 --> 00:10:10.720 He's not saying that 00:10:10.720 --> 00:10:11.519 we're not going to 00:10:11.519 --> 00:10:12.420 have any enemies, 00:10:13.000 --> 00:10:13.820 just rather that 00:10:13.820 --> 00:10:15.139 there are no troubles 00:10:15.139 --> 00:10:16.940 that God can't 00:10:16.940 --> 00:10:18.720 help us triumph over. 00:10:19.279 --> 00:10:20.540 So there will be trials, 00:10:20.660 --> 00:10:21.440 there will be 00:10:21.440 --> 00:10:22.300 sickness, 00:10:22.560 --> 00:10:23.000 there will be 00:10:23.000 --> 00:10:24.139 fill in the blank, 00:10:24.279 --> 00:10:25.320 but we have a God 00:10:25.320 --> 00:10:25.960 that brings us 00:10:25.960 --> 00:10:26.540 through that. 00:10:27.200 --> 00:10:28.040 Verse 12, 00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:29.500 you have upheld me 00:10:29.500 --> 00:10:30.800 because of my iniquity, 00:10:31.060 --> 00:10:32.759 or you have upheld me 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:33.920 because of my integrity, 00:10:33.919 --> 00:10:35.779 not quite the same thing, 00:10:36.000 --> 00:10:38.120 and set me in your 00:10:38.120 --> 00:10:38.959 presence forever. 00:10:39.719 --> 00:10:40.759 Blessed be the Lord, 00:10:40.860 --> 00:10:41.799 the God of Israel, 00:10:42.339 --> 00:10:43.919 from everlasting to everlasting. 00:10:44.399 --> 00:10:45.360 Amen and amen. 00:10:46.639 --> 00:10:47.659 So it's kind of cool. 00:10:47.759 --> 00:10:48.579 In the beginning of this 00:10:48.579 --> 00:10:48.839 psalm, 00:10:48.899 --> 00:10:49.459 verse 1, 00:10:49.919 --> 00:10:50.979 we see that the blessing 00:10:50.979 --> 00:10:52.719 is coming from God 00:10:52.719 --> 00:10:54.059 to those who 00:10:54.059 --> 00:10:55.500 consider the poor. 00:10:55.719 --> 00:10:56.699 In this last verse, 00:10:56.799 --> 00:10:57.860 we see the blessing 00:10:57.860 --> 00:10:59.259 going back up to God 00:10:59.259 --> 00:11:00.679 after we have been 00:11:00.679 --> 00:11:01.899 blessed and taken care of 00:11:01.899 --> 00:11:03.120 by him. 00:11:05.059 --> 00:11:05.279 So, 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:06.860 you okay? 00:11:09.860 --> 00:11:10.379 So, 00:11:10.699 --> 00:11:12.419 we should, 00:11:12.600 --> 00:11:13.039 like David, 00:11:13.240 --> 00:11:14.059 be able to express 00:11:14.059 --> 00:11:15.600 gratitude and praise 00:11:15.600 --> 00:11:16.799 to God 00:11:16.799 --> 00:11:17.480 who has extended 00:11:17.480 --> 00:11:18.679 grace to us. 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:21.079 So, 00:11:21.299 --> 00:11:23.139 what is the point 00:11:23.139 --> 00:11:24.720 of this psalm for us? 00:11:24.740 --> 00:11:25.039 Hopefully, 00:11:25.159 --> 00:11:25.899 so far in what we've 00:11:25.899 --> 00:11:26.299 looked at, 00:11:26.620 --> 00:11:27.779 it has been an encouragement 00:11:27.779 --> 00:11:29.600 to see how David 00:11:29.600 --> 00:11:30.500 has held on to 00:11:30.500 --> 00:11:31.139 some of these 00:11:31.139 --> 00:11:32.039 truths. 00:11:33.019 --> 00:11:34.159 And we can easily see 00:11:34.159 --> 00:11:35.279 how this psalm, 00:11:35.340 --> 00:11:36.080 in so many ways, 00:11:36.199 --> 00:11:37.319 points to Jesus. 00:11:37.439 --> 00:11:38.720 Just to give you 00:11:38.720 --> 00:11:40.179 a quick rundown 00:11:40.179 --> 00:11:41.179 of what came out 00:11:41.179 --> 00:11:41.779 of those verses. 00:11:42.500 --> 00:11:43.500 Jesus cared for 00:11:43.500 --> 00:11:44.080 the poor. 00:11:44.360 --> 00:11:45.120 That was not only 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:45.939 the earthly poor, 00:11:46.059 --> 00:11:47.199 but the spiritually poor. 00:11:47.720 --> 00:11:48.720 Jesus cared for them. 00:11:49.519 --> 00:11:51.000 Angels ministered to him 00:11:51.000 --> 00:11:51.699 when he was weak 00:11:51.699 --> 00:11:52.240 in the desert. 00:11:52.480 --> 00:11:53.159 That comes out 00:11:53.159 --> 00:11:53.939 in verse 3. 00:11:54.460 --> 00:11:55.600 His enemies hated him. 00:11:55.679 --> 00:11:56.779 They plotted against him. 00:11:57.139 --> 00:11:58.340 They wanted to kill him, 00:11:58.480 --> 00:11:59.419 like what was happening 00:11:59.419 --> 00:11:59.939 with David. 00:12:05.679 --> 00:12:06.579 We talked about 00:12:06.579 --> 00:12:07.279 how Judas, 00:12:07.439 --> 00:12:08.579 one of his close friends, 00:12:09.039 --> 00:12:09.759 betrayed him. 00:12:10.120 --> 00:12:11.120 That was talked about 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:12.099 in verse 9. 00:12:12.620 --> 00:12:13.459 He was crucified 00:12:13.459 --> 00:12:14.740 and God raised him up. 00:12:14.799 --> 00:12:15.799 We see that in verse 10. 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:17.639 God delighted in him, 00:12:17.959 --> 00:12:18.579 verse 11. 00:12:19.000 --> 00:12:20.019 And he was upheld 00:12:20.019 --> 00:12:21.339 because of his integrity 00:12:21.339 --> 00:12:23.779 and perfectness. 00:12:24.159 --> 00:12:25.120 And now he sits 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:25.679 in the presence 00:12:25.679 --> 00:12:26.399 of God forever. 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:26.919 And we see that 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:27.799 brought out in verse 12. 00:12:27.799 --> 00:12:28.459 So it's really cool. 00:12:28.539 --> 00:12:29.479 There's a lot of connections 00:12:29.479 --> 00:12:30.279 that we can see 00:12:30.279 --> 00:12:32.439 between David 00:12:32.439 --> 00:12:33.559 and ultimately 00:12:33.559 --> 00:12:34.479 what we see 00:12:34.479 --> 00:12:35.559 taking place in Jesus. 00:12:35.959 --> 00:12:36.120 But, 00:12:36.919 --> 00:12:37.559 and that's good, 00:12:37.639 --> 00:12:38.639 but like how do, 00:12:39.059 --> 00:12:40.199 how do we connect 00:12:40.199 --> 00:12:40.959 with this psalm? 00:12:41.039 --> 00:12:41.740 How does this psalm 00:12:41.740 --> 00:12:42.819 help us where we are? 00:12:44.639 --> 00:12:46.139 If we consider the poor, 00:12:46.279 --> 00:12:47.199 if we help the weak, 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:48.580 if we, 00:12:48.680 --> 00:12:51.440 if we give to the needy, 00:12:51.520 --> 00:12:53.960 then will God reward us? 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:55.280 Right? 00:12:55.420 --> 00:12:57.540 So if we help those around us, 00:12:58.000 --> 00:12:58.900 does that mean God's 00:12:58.900 --> 00:12:59.780 going to give to me? 00:13:00.320 --> 00:13:02.140 And that is partly true. 00:13:02.220 --> 00:13:03.240 Only the order of it 00:13:03.240 --> 00:13:04.140 is wrong. 00:13:05.259 --> 00:13:06.379 God has considered 00:13:06.379 --> 00:13:07.560 and loved us, 00:13:08.180 --> 00:13:09.759 us being the poor and needy. 00:13:10.220 --> 00:13:11.220 He has given us grace. 00:13:11.300 --> 00:13:12.300 He's given us forgiveness. 00:13:12.420 --> 00:13:13.600 He's given us salvation. 00:13:13.600 --> 00:13:15.740 And it's because of that 00:13:15.740 --> 00:13:16.759 that we should consider 00:13:16.759 --> 00:13:18.139 those around us in need. 00:13:18.659 --> 00:13:20.580 Both from an earthly standpoint, 00:13:20.940 --> 00:13:21.879 so if you're able 00:13:21.879 --> 00:13:22.779 to help those in need 00:13:22.779 --> 00:13:25.680 with money or with food 00:13:25.680 --> 00:13:26.680 or with your giving 00:13:26.680 --> 00:13:27.420 of your time, 00:13:27.500 --> 00:13:28.180 then we do that. 00:13:28.480 --> 00:13:29.500 But also from an 00:13:29.500 --> 00:13:30.540 eternal standpoint, 00:13:30.759 --> 00:13:32.080 and that is sharing the gospel. 00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:34.960 So I'll just say that again 00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:36.899 in case it was a little distracting. 00:13:37.779 --> 00:13:39.200 He's given us grace 00:13:39.200 --> 00:13:41.259 and forgiveness and salvation. 00:13:41.860 --> 00:13:43.040 And because of that, 00:13:43.039 --> 00:13:43.860 we should consider 00:13:43.860 --> 00:13:45.279 those around us in need. 00:13:47.639 --> 00:13:50.199 Both earthly and spiritual 00:13:50.199 --> 00:13:51.379 by sharing the gospel. 00:13:51.699 --> 00:13:54.199 So that's what I think 00:13:54.199 --> 00:13:56.199 is what we can really 00:13:56.199 --> 00:13:57.419 get out of this psalm. 00:13:57.679 --> 00:13:58.459 Not to mention 00:13:58.459 --> 00:14:00.299 all the other encouraging points 00:14:00.299 --> 00:14:01.120 that were brought out, 00:14:01.259 --> 00:14:02.719 but just seeing that 00:14:02.719 --> 00:14:04.959 God is looking for us, 00:14:05.019 --> 00:14:05.579 his people, 00:14:06.199 --> 00:14:07.879 to share his love 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:10.039 with a world that's poor 00:14:10.039 --> 00:14:11.539 in so many different ways. 00:14:11.539 --> 00:14:12.919 And we have that ability. 00:14:12.919 --> 00:14:13.319 So... 00:14:13.319 --> 00:14:19.459 That's it. 00:14:19.919 --> 00:14:20.819 You can want to...