WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.259 From there this morning, so Psalm 6, let's read together. 00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:12.339 It says, O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath. 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:16.980 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing. 00:00:17.940 --> 00:00:20.059 Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:22.620 My soul also is greatly troubled. 00:00:23.100 --> 00:00:25.420 But you, O Lord, how long? 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:28.540 Turn, O Lord, deliver my life. 00:00:29.020 --> 00:00:31.280 Save me for the sake of your steadfast love. 00:00:31.940 --> 00:00:34.540 For in death there is no remembrance of you. 00:00:35.120 --> 00:00:36.920 In Sheol, who will give you praise? 00:00:37.579 --> 00:00:39.480 I am weary with my moaning. 00:00:39.600 --> 00:00:41.719 Every night I flood my bed with tears. 00:00:42.060 --> 00:00:43.780 I drench my couch with weeping. 00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:47.160 My eye wastes away because of grief. 00:00:47.160 --> 00:00:49.719 It grows weak because of all my foes. 00:00:50.500 --> 00:00:55.060 Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. 00:00:55.420 --> 00:00:57.079 The Lord has heard my plea. 00:00:57.600 --> 00:00:59.520 The Lord accepts my prayer. 00:01:00.219 --> 00:01:03.000 All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled. 00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:06.540 They shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment. 00:01:07.219 --> 00:01:11.500 And as we come to God's word this morning, let's just pray together as we open God's word together. 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:12.120 Let's pray. 00:01:13.719 --> 00:01:15.439 Father God, we thank you for your word. 00:01:15.939 --> 00:01:18.560 We thank you for this Psalm of David, Father. 00:01:19.400 --> 00:01:24.480 Father, we thank you that we can read your word in our own language as well and that we can understand it. 00:01:24.480 --> 00:01:30.920 Lord, we just pray as we open your word this morning that you would help us to understand more and more. 00:01:31.500 --> 00:01:36.200 By your spirit, would you illuminate the words that we read this morning. 00:01:36.340 --> 00:01:41.780 Father, would you speak through me this morning with the words that I say be from you and be your words, Lord. 00:01:42.439 --> 00:01:44.780 Help us and change our lives through your word this morning. 00:01:45.420 --> 00:01:46.460 It's in Jesus' name we pray. 00:01:47.260 --> 00:01:47.520 Amen. 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:47.700 Amen. 00:01:50.339 --> 00:02:00.579 We live in a world that's full of pain, full of distress, full of hearty, death, sorrow, disruption and corruption, don't we? 00:02:00.579 --> 00:02:09.460 We live in a hard and broken world and we've been reminded of that recently in recent events that have gone on, both here in Carragalline but also in passage in the last week. 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:12.359 We know that this world is hard and it's broken. 00:02:13.860 --> 00:02:18.680 And in your personal lives, I'm sure that you felt that this world is hard, this world is broken. 00:02:18.680 --> 00:02:26.939 Maybe you're struggling with a physical illness or maybe even a sinful temptation or maybe you're mourning the loss of a loved one. 00:02:28.060 --> 00:02:29.960 But you know that this world is hard. 00:02:30.640 --> 00:02:32.980 And David knew that this world was hard. 00:02:33.379 --> 00:02:38.540 And when he wrote this Psalm of the Ment in Psalm 6, he knew that this world was hard. 00:02:38.539 --> 00:02:46.500 But there is still good news, even in this hard world, even in this difficult world, there is still good news. 00:02:47.219 --> 00:02:54.739 And that good news is that God invites us to cry out to him in the midst of our distress. 00:02:55.039 --> 00:02:59.199 God invites us to cry out to him in this broken world, in the midst of this distress. 00:03:00.379 --> 00:03:01.519 And he hears us. 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:04.620 And that's what I want you to see today. 00:03:04.620 --> 00:03:11.379 I want you to see that you can cry out to the Lord in your distress and he will hear you. 00:03:11.640 --> 00:03:14.819 Cry out to the Lord in your distress and he will hear you. 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:18.840 So as we come to this first section in Psalm 6, 00:03:19.480 --> 00:03:22.500 in verse 3, David mentions that he's greatly troubled. 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:24.640 He says, my soul is also greatly troubled. 00:03:26.340 --> 00:03:29.200 So today, as we look at this first section, 00:03:29.300 --> 00:03:31.980 you're going to see that you can cry out to the Lord when you are greatly troubled. 00:03:31.979 --> 00:03:35.179 I'm going to read from verses 1 to 3 again. 00:03:35.819 --> 00:03:36.419 In verse 1 it says, 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:40.280 O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath. 00:03:40.699 --> 00:03:43.280 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing. 00:03:44.239 --> 00:03:46.539 Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. 00:03:47.039 --> 00:03:49.219 My soul also is greatly troubled. 00:03:49.579 --> 00:03:52.379 But you, O Lord, how long? 00:03:54.319 --> 00:03:55.819 David is greatly troubled. 00:03:56.719 --> 00:04:00.199 He is greatly troubled in this first section of the Psalm. 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:01.379 But why is he greatly troubled? 00:04:02.139 --> 00:04:07.400 Well, in verse 1 we see that he pleads to the Lord not to rebuke him and not to discipline him. 00:04:07.799 --> 00:04:09.359 Not to rebuke him and not to discipline him. 00:04:09.379 --> 00:04:13.799 And one thing that we know is that God needs to rebuke and discipline his people 00:04:13.799 --> 00:04:16.079 only because of their imperfections. 00:04:16.219 --> 00:04:18.040 Only because of their sinful actions. 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:20.899 Only because of sin in their lives. 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:25.560 God needs to rebuke and discipline his people sometimes because of that. 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:29.519 And David might be in the midst of that rebuke and discipline right now as he writes the Psalm. 00:04:29.600 --> 00:04:31.420 He might be feeling the weight of that. 00:04:32.139 --> 00:04:37.680 And we know that God rebukes or, well, he disciplines us as his people because of our sin. 00:04:37.740 --> 00:04:42.800 And he disciplines every single one of us in the same way that a loving father would discipline their child. 00:04:42.800 --> 00:04:49.259 But that discipline, it never feels good in the moment when we're being disciplined. 00:04:50.280 --> 00:04:55.480 And David knows that that discipline doesn't feel good in that moment. 00:04:55.480 --> 00:05:01.920 So as David's dealing with this sin problem, as he's dealing and going through this rebuke and this discipline from the Lord, 00:05:02.340 --> 00:05:04.319 he then starts to ask for God's grace. 00:05:04.840 --> 00:05:10.200 He needs God's grace in the midst of this discipline, in the midst of this difficulty, in the midst of this sin problem. 00:05:11.319 --> 00:05:12.120 Look at verse 2. 00:05:12.700 --> 00:05:19.980 Instead of saying, do not discipline and do not rebuke, he is now saying, do give grace and do heal. 00:05:19.980 --> 00:05:22.780 He is using more positive wording in the second verse. 00:05:22.779 --> 00:05:25.679 Do give grace and do heal me, Lord. 00:05:27.379 --> 00:05:28.259 Heal me from what? 00:05:28.759 --> 00:05:30.079 Well, he says that he's weak. 00:05:30.259 --> 00:05:31.779 He says that he is languishing. 00:05:32.319 --> 00:05:34.159 At least in my translation, he says languishing. 00:05:35.079 --> 00:05:36.279 I didn't know what that word meant. 00:05:37.659 --> 00:05:44.459 But essentially, languishing means like this, like just completely unable because of your weakness. 00:05:44.719 --> 00:05:46.299 You cannot move. 00:05:46.379 --> 00:05:48.039 You're just completely weak. 00:05:48.039 --> 00:05:50.019 It's like an exaggerated weakness. 00:05:50.019 --> 00:05:57.139 So in the midst of this weakness, David cries to the Lord to give him grace and help. 00:05:57.839 --> 00:06:04.719 David knows that even in this weakness, he can cry out to the Lord and God will give him grace. 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:06.560 He has hope that God will give him grace. 00:06:06.620 --> 00:06:07.919 That's why he cries out to the Lord. 00:06:09.259 --> 00:06:14.599 But this weakness and this pain, it goes further than just this languishing word that he uses. 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:18.120 He says, my bones are troubled and my soul also is greatly troubled. 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:20.220 David is describing his entire being. 00:06:20.540 --> 00:06:23.300 His bones and his soul are completely troubled. 00:06:23.480 --> 00:06:24.780 They are completely broken. 00:06:24.920 --> 00:06:26.860 He is broken. 00:06:28.379 --> 00:06:29.439 He is weak. 00:06:29.960 --> 00:06:30.860 He is broken. 00:06:31.220 --> 00:06:33.520 This reminds me of like curling up in a ball, right? 00:06:33.560 --> 00:06:39.640 When you're so weak and you can't move and you curl up in a ball and you don't know what to do with yourself. 00:06:39.639 --> 00:06:44.620 But in that weakness, David cries out to God. 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:46.240 He cries out to God. 00:06:47.079 --> 00:06:49.120 David's a man of God, isn't he? 00:06:49.139 --> 00:06:50.319 We know that throughout the Bible. 00:06:50.479 --> 00:06:54.199 David is a man of God and he has an understanding of God's grace. 00:06:56.659 --> 00:07:05.039 He knows that God's grace is the only thing that he needs to sustain him and help him when he's greatly troubled in this weakness. 00:07:05.040 --> 00:07:13.819 Maybe you, like me, have felt completely weak and broken because of your sin before. 00:07:14.840 --> 00:07:16.540 Because of a sin problem in your life. 00:07:16.600 --> 00:07:20.500 Maybe there's a sin issue in your life and you keep asking God for forgiveness. 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:23.560 Maybe you even tell God, I'm not going to do that again. 00:07:24.120 --> 00:07:25.400 I won't turn back to that. 00:07:26.220 --> 00:07:29.280 But day after day, night after night, the same struggle comes back. 00:07:30.460 --> 00:07:33.259 Maybe you're struggling with self-control or anger. 00:07:33.259 --> 00:07:34.719 Maybe it's jealousy or gossip. 00:07:36.139 --> 00:07:39.000 Maybe you're struggling with a specific sin problem in your life. 00:07:40.579 --> 00:07:42.360 Does that sin problem make you weak? 00:07:43.980 --> 00:07:47.019 And do you ever try to get through that sin problem with your own strength? 00:07:47.139 --> 00:07:52.639 I think that's one of the urges that we, as humans, that's one of the things we kind of lean towards, 00:07:52.680 --> 00:07:55.279 is trying to get through our sin problems with our own strength. 00:07:55.579 --> 00:07:56.079 Don't we? 00:07:56.099 --> 00:07:57.620 We try to sort it all out ourselves. 00:07:57.740 --> 00:07:59.159 We try to be the problem solver. 00:08:00.300 --> 00:08:00.480 Right? 00:08:00.480 --> 00:08:02.800 I love flying. 00:08:03.759 --> 00:08:04.980 I love flying. 00:08:05.100 --> 00:08:05.920 I love traveling. 00:08:06.140 --> 00:08:07.620 I love going to other countries. 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:09.300 I love seeing the world. 00:08:10.500 --> 00:08:13.100 But there's one part in flying that I don't like. 00:08:14.080 --> 00:08:15.560 And that part is the turbulence. 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:20.100 And my brain goes straight to the worst thing that could possibly happen. 00:08:20.100 --> 00:08:26.460 The worst thing that could possibly happen would be if I heard, if we felt this turbulence, 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:29.840 and I heard a massive loud noise, and then this alarm starts blaring, 00:08:29.960 --> 00:08:32.540 and then before we know it, we're plummeting towards the earth. 00:08:34.639 --> 00:08:36.300 And it's thrown back on my seat. 00:08:36.659 --> 00:08:37.560 Time freezes. 00:08:38.279 --> 00:08:39.680 Imagine if that was happening, right? 00:08:40.100 --> 00:08:40.940 Time freezes. 00:08:41.100 --> 00:08:42.440 You're thrown back on your seat. 00:08:42.500 --> 00:08:43.680 There's nothing you can do. 00:08:43.979 --> 00:08:46.879 But then your brain starts to go, how can I get out of this? 00:08:47.339 --> 00:08:48.500 How can I save myself? 00:08:50.139 --> 00:08:51.019 It would be quite ridiculous. 00:08:51.519 --> 00:08:57.399 Maybe I can crawl out onto the wing and steer the steering flaps to fix the plane. 00:08:57.500 --> 00:09:00.620 Or maybe I can get out to the engine and I can fix the problem that's going on. 00:09:00.879 --> 00:09:04.719 Maybe I could even walk up to the cockpit with no flying experience whatsoever 00:09:04.719 --> 00:09:07.219 and pull us out of this mess. 00:09:08.059 --> 00:09:10.019 That would be pretty ridiculous, wouldn't it? 00:09:10.479 --> 00:09:11.379 It would be pretty ridiculous. 00:09:11.379 --> 00:09:15.799 Now the only person that you could turn to in that moment, right, 00:09:15.879 --> 00:09:17.439 as the plane's plummeting towards the earth, 00:09:17.500 --> 00:09:20.299 the only person you could turn to would be the pilot. 00:09:21.799 --> 00:09:23.340 Would be the pilot in the cockpit, 00:09:23.500 --> 00:09:27.720 because the pilot in the cockpit is the person who has control of the plane, 00:09:27.860 --> 00:09:30.340 has all the knowledge of what's going on in the plane, 00:09:30.460 --> 00:09:32.779 and knows exactly what's going on. 00:09:33.500 --> 00:09:36.700 He's worked with these, or they've worked with these planes all their lives, 00:09:36.740 --> 00:09:37.720 and they know what's going on. 00:09:38.000 --> 00:09:40.220 And they're the only ones that you can look to to save you. 00:09:41.379 --> 00:09:43.100 And it's similar with your sin. 00:09:44.059 --> 00:09:46.039 We can't fix our sin by ourselves. 00:09:46.139 --> 00:09:48.000 We can't fix our sin problems by ourselves. 00:09:48.080 --> 00:09:49.840 Only God, by his grace, 00:09:50.419 --> 00:09:52.320 only the one who created you, 00:09:52.439 --> 00:09:54.059 who knows all things, 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:56.220 and knows who you are, 00:09:57.399 --> 00:09:59.379 only he can help you by his grace. 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:00.720 And he will, 00:10:01.179 --> 00:10:02.200 as we cry out to him. 00:10:02.259 --> 00:10:03.899 And that's what David's encouraging us to do. 00:10:03.980 --> 00:10:05.159 David cries out to God, 00:10:05.399 --> 00:10:06.559 and asks for God's grace, 00:10:06.620 --> 00:10:07.480 and asks for God's healing, 00:10:07.559 --> 00:10:09.000 in the midst of this sin problem. 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:11.340 So you can also cry out to the Lord, 00:10:11.340 --> 00:10:12.440 when you're greatly troubled, 00:10:12.659 --> 00:10:14.360 because of sin problems in your life. 00:10:15.980 --> 00:10:17.419 When sin overwhelms you. 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:20.120 When sin knocks you down. 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:20.799 When you're weak. 00:10:21.200 --> 00:10:22.840 When you're curled up because of your sin. 00:10:22.940 --> 00:10:23.879 When you don't know what to do. 00:10:24.779 --> 00:10:25.600 Cry out to God. 00:10:27.059 --> 00:10:27.940 Cry out to God. 00:10:28.419 --> 00:10:29.159 In verse 3, 00:10:29.840 --> 00:10:31.679 David kind of finishes that part in verse 3, 00:10:31.679 --> 00:10:32.120 and he says, 00:10:32.319 --> 00:10:33.679 but you, O Lord, 00:10:34.099 --> 00:10:35.019 how long? 00:10:36.059 --> 00:10:36.639 How long? 00:10:36.719 --> 00:10:37.239 This kind of, 00:10:37.479 --> 00:10:39.179 this shows us another level 00:10:39.179 --> 00:10:40.759 of this struggling that David's going through. 00:10:40.819 --> 00:10:42.039 He's kind of impatient with it. 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:43.199 He's crying out to God, 00:10:43.599 --> 00:10:44.039 can you just, 00:10:44.120 --> 00:10:44.959 can you just do it now? 00:10:45.199 --> 00:10:46.299 Can you just help me now? 00:10:47.799 --> 00:10:48.299 And maybe, 00:10:48.559 --> 00:10:49.979 maybe you've been through that as well, 00:10:50.179 --> 00:10:50.679 in your life. 00:10:50.739 --> 00:10:52.739 Maybe you're suffering with a sin problem, 00:10:52.839 --> 00:10:53.699 and you just ask God, 00:10:53.939 --> 00:10:54.859 help me right now. 00:10:54.899 --> 00:10:56.479 I just want to be out of this right now. 00:10:58.539 --> 00:10:59.559 Sometimes God doesn't, 00:10:59.559 --> 00:11:01.240 doesn't bring us out of it immediately. 00:11:01.959 --> 00:11:02.219 Right? 00:11:02.759 --> 00:11:03.919 He doesn't bring us out of it immediately. 00:11:04.059 --> 00:11:06.859 But notice that David doesn't just stop crying out to God. 00:11:07.219 --> 00:11:08.659 He doesn't turn away from God 00:11:08.659 --> 00:11:10.259 just because God doesn't answer him immediately. 00:11:10.979 --> 00:11:11.159 Right? 00:11:12.419 --> 00:11:14.659 David doesn't stop crying out to God 00:11:14.659 --> 00:11:16.379 because he knows that without God, 00:11:16.539 --> 00:11:17.959 he can't be saved out of this. 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:18.759 Without God's grace, 00:11:18.819 --> 00:11:20.559 he can't be helped out of this sin problem. 00:11:23.039 --> 00:11:24.639 So David cries out to the Lord 00:11:24.639 --> 00:11:26.299 when he's greatly troubled because of his sin. 00:11:27.019 --> 00:11:29.359 But David also cries out to the Lord 00:11:29.360 --> 00:11:33.080 in the fear of physical death. 00:11:33.080 --> 00:11:35.279 He cries out to the Lord in the fear of death. 00:11:35.539 --> 00:11:38.080 Look at verses 4 and 5 with me. 00:11:38.680 --> 00:11:39.440 Turn, O Lord. 00:11:40.500 --> 00:11:42.060 Deliver my life. 00:11:43.360 --> 00:11:45.720 Save me for the sake of your steadfast love. 00:11:46.080 --> 00:11:46.779 For in death, 00:11:47.560 --> 00:11:48.840 there's no remembrance of you. 00:11:49.539 --> 00:11:52.139 Ensure who will give you praise. 00:11:52.139 --> 00:11:54.460 David is now, 00:11:55.259 --> 00:11:57.159 instead of having this sin problem 00:11:57.159 --> 00:11:58.019 that he's struggling with, 00:11:58.059 --> 00:11:59.439 he's now got this physical fear 00:11:59.439 --> 00:12:00.720 that he's kind of struggling with, 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:01.860 this fear of death. 00:12:02.399 --> 00:12:03.799 This physical fear of death. 00:12:05.059 --> 00:12:06.659 And David pleads to the Lord 00:12:06.659 --> 00:12:08.100 to deliver his life, 00:12:08.439 --> 00:12:09.179 to save his life, 00:12:09.240 --> 00:12:09.860 to help him. 00:12:11.179 --> 00:12:11.899 But why? 00:12:12.000 --> 00:12:12.819 Why would God, 00:12:12.939 --> 00:12:14.460 why would God help him? 00:12:15.259 --> 00:12:16.659 Why would David know 00:12:16.659 --> 00:12:18.259 even that God's going to help him? 00:12:18.259 --> 00:12:21.659 Well, because of the Lord's 00:12:21.659 --> 00:12:22.899 covenantal love, 00:12:23.220 --> 00:12:25.120 because of his steadfast love. 00:12:25.879 --> 00:12:27.299 And that's what David mentions there 00:12:27.299 --> 00:12:28.740 in verse 4. 00:12:28.980 --> 00:12:30.899 Save me for the sake of your steadfast love. 00:12:30.980 --> 00:12:31.559 This is a love, 00:12:32.340 --> 00:12:33.919 the steadfast love has been mentioned 00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:35.159 all the way throughout the Bible. 00:12:35.279 --> 00:12:36.840 This is a covenantal promise 00:12:36.840 --> 00:12:38.080 that God has made 00:12:38.080 --> 00:12:39.059 with his people 00:12:39.059 --> 00:12:40.799 from Abraham 00:12:40.799 --> 00:12:42.419 to Moses 00:12:42.419 --> 00:12:43.480 to the disciples. 00:12:44.559 --> 00:12:45.799 And he also makes it to us. 00:12:46.179 --> 00:12:47.240 He also makes it to you, 00:12:47.319 --> 00:12:47.960 this promise. 00:12:48.259 --> 00:12:49.799 This covenantal promise, 00:12:50.220 --> 00:12:51.480 this steadfast love, 00:12:51.639 --> 00:12:53.019 a promise of steadfast love, 00:12:53.879 --> 00:12:55.319 he's made that promise to you. 00:12:56.539 --> 00:12:57.860 And we know that when God 00:12:57.860 --> 00:12:58.799 makes his promises, 00:12:59.100 --> 00:13:00.019 he doesn't let you down. 00:13:00.480 --> 00:13:01.860 He doesn't just give up 00:13:01.860 --> 00:13:02.740 on the promises 00:13:02.740 --> 00:13:03.860 that he makes to you. 00:13:05.240 --> 00:13:06.819 He doesn't just say one thing 00:13:06.819 --> 00:13:07.819 but act in the other way. 00:13:08.039 --> 00:13:08.740 He's consistent 00:13:08.740 --> 00:13:09.600 all throughout history 00:13:09.600 --> 00:13:10.860 and to his people 00:13:10.860 --> 00:13:12.679 he gives this steadfast 00:13:12.679 --> 00:13:14.059 covenantal love. 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:16.319 So you can today 00:13:16.319 --> 00:13:17.200 cry out to the Lord 00:13:17.200 --> 00:13:17.740 in the midst 00:13:17.740 --> 00:13:18.720 of this fear 00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:19.500 of physical death 00:13:19.500 --> 00:13:20.780 and he has promised 00:13:20.780 --> 00:13:22.920 that through Christ, 00:13:23.020 --> 00:13:23.780 if you're in Christ, 00:13:24.259 --> 00:13:24.960 he promises 00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:26.200 his steadfast love 00:13:26.200 --> 00:13:26.980 to you. 00:13:28.100 --> 00:13:28.800 And this means 00:13:28.800 --> 00:13:29.180 in the midst 00:13:29.180 --> 00:13:30.180 of your biggest fears, 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:31.420 in the midst 00:13:31.420 --> 00:13:32.140 of physical pain, 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:33.080 you can cry out to him. 00:13:34.360 --> 00:13:35.259 This is the promise 00:13:35.259 --> 00:13:36.440 that David is resting on 00:13:36.440 --> 00:13:38.040 throughout this psalm. 00:13:38.040 --> 00:13:39.460 He cries out to the Lord 00:13:39.460 --> 00:13:40.980 in this fear of death. 00:13:40.980 --> 00:13:44.060 Look at verse 5 again 00:13:44.060 --> 00:13:44.800 with me as well. 00:13:46.820 --> 00:13:47.440 For in death 00:13:47.440 --> 00:13:50.320 there is no remembrance 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:50.740 of you. 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:53.600 Ensure who will give you praise. 00:13:54.740 --> 00:13:56.159 David is specifically worried 00:13:56.159 --> 00:13:57.920 about not being able 00:13:57.920 --> 00:13:59.480 to praise God 00:13:59.480 --> 00:14:01.080 and remember God 00:14:01.080 --> 00:14:02.519 after his death. 00:14:03.139 --> 00:14:04.600 That's what this kind of 00:14:04.600 --> 00:14:05.080 points to, 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:05.659 that he might not, 00:14:06.240 --> 00:14:07.580 he wants to continue 00:14:07.580 --> 00:14:08.279 to remember God, 00:14:08.340 --> 00:14:08.899 he wants to continue 00:14:08.899 --> 00:14:09.519 to praise God 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:10.039 and these are both 00:14:10.039 --> 00:14:10.980 really important parts 00:14:10.980 --> 00:14:11.759 of David's life 00:14:11.759 --> 00:14:12.299 and this should be 00:14:12.299 --> 00:14:13.159 really important parts 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:14.240 of our lives 00:14:14.240 --> 00:14:15.120 as God's people. 00:14:17.659 --> 00:14:18.579 Hebrew belief 00:14:18.579 --> 00:14:19.759 in this time 00:14:19.759 --> 00:14:21.959 was that there wasn't 00:14:21.959 --> 00:14:23.299 like a hope 00:14:23.299 --> 00:14:24.100 of heaven. 00:14:24.220 --> 00:14:25.199 They didn't really know 00:14:25.199 --> 00:14:26.379 where they would go 00:14:26.379 --> 00:14:26.919 after death. 00:14:27.000 --> 00:14:28.139 They mentioned Sheol here. 00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:29.620 Sheol is like this 00:14:29.620 --> 00:14:31.139 grey state of death. 00:14:31.899 --> 00:14:32.019 Right? 00:14:34.720 --> 00:14:35.679 But for us, 00:14:36.319 --> 00:14:38.240 we've got the rest 00:14:38.240 --> 00:14:38.679 of the Bible. 00:14:39.199 --> 00:14:40.840 We know the whole story. 00:14:41.459 --> 00:14:42.240 We know more 00:14:42.240 --> 00:14:44.019 now than they did then. 00:14:45.620 --> 00:14:47.039 We know that Christ came 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:48.100 and that Christ rose again. 00:14:48.699 --> 00:14:49.740 But we might still feel 00:14:49.740 --> 00:14:50.279 the weight of this 00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:50.860 physical death 00:14:50.860 --> 00:14:51.379 in our lives. 00:14:52.000 --> 00:14:53.000 We might still feel 00:14:53.000 --> 00:14:53.519 a fear, 00:14:53.600 --> 00:14:54.319 maybe not even just 00:14:54.319 --> 00:14:54.959 for your own life 00:14:54.959 --> 00:14:55.840 but also for 00:14:55.840 --> 00:14:57.459 your family's lives. 00:14:59.879 --> 00:15:00.439 And one day, 00:15:00.500 --> 00:15:01.039 and it's a fact 00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:01.659 that one day 00:15:01.659 --> 00:15:02.960 every single one of us 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:03.460 are going to die. 00:15:04.779 --> 00:15:05.799 Every single one of us 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:06.279 on this earth. 00:15:06.279 --> 00:15:09.039 But I want to encourage you 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:09.899 that when you feel 00:15:09.899 --> 00:15:10.759 the weight of this 00:15:10.759 --> 00:15:11.639 physical death, 00:15:12.860 --> 00:15:14.179 cry out to the Lord. 00:15:15.259 --> 00:15:16.279 Cry out to the Lord 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:17.120 and he will help you 00:15:17.120 --> 00:15:18.240 because he loves you. 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:18.879 Because he gives 00:15:18.879 --> 00:15:19.939 his steadfast love 00:15:19.939 --> 00:15:20.379 to you, 00:15:20.459 --> 00:15:20.860 his people. 00:15:20.860 --> 00:15:24.899 And if you don't know 00:15:24.899 --> 00:15:25.360 him today, 00:15:26.139 --> 00:15:27.139 he welcomes you 00:15:27.139 --> 00:15:28.480 with open arms 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:29.800 to come and cry out to him. 00:15:30.440 --> 00:15:31.580 He welcomes you 00:15:31.580 --> 00:15:33.039 in the midst of your 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:33.960 physical suffering, 00:15:34.100 --> 00:15:34.860 in the midst of your 00:15:34.860 --> 00:15:36.240 suffering with sin. 00:15:36.240 --> 00:15:39.659 he welcomes you. 00:15:40.379 --> 00:15:41.379 Remember Jesus 00:15:41.379 --> 00:15:42.840 who knew 00:15:42.840 --> 00:15:43.879 the pain 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:45.120 of physical death. 00:15:45.220 --> 00:15:45.700 He knew 00:15:45.700 --> 00:15:46.639 what it was like 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:47.180 to suffer. 00:15:48.500 --> 00:15:49.399 He knew 00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:50.279 what it was like 00:15:50.279 --> 00:15:51.299 to be mocked, 00:15:51.399 --> 00:15:51.960 to be beaten 00:15:51.960 --> 00:15:52.779 and then he went 00:15:52.779 --> 00:15:53.799 and hung on a cross. 00:15:54.960 --> 00:15:55.600 He took 00:15:55.600 --> 00:15:56.379 the weight 00:15:56.379 --> 00:15:57.419 of God's wrath 00:15:57.419 --> 00:15:58.560 on his shoulders 00:15:58.560 --> 00:15:59.940 and he did that 00:15:59.940 --> 00:16:00.799 as a substitute 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:01.460 for us. 00:16:01.980 --> 00:16:02.799 He stood there 00:16:02.799 --> 00:16:04.159 in our place 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:06.799 so that if we 00:16:06.799 --> 00:16:07.620 repent 00:16:07.620 --> 00:16:08.459 and believe 00:16:08.459 --> 00:16:09.740 in the Lord, 00:16:10.779 --> 00:16:11.600 if we turn away 00:16:11.600 --> 00:16:12.219 from our sins 00:16:12.219 --> 00:16:13.319 and believe in God 00:16:13.319 --> 00:16:15.059 and cry out to the Lord, 00:16:15.179 --> 00:16:16.120 he promises 00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:16.959 to save us. 00:16:19.459 --> 00:16:20.139 Remember that 00:16:20.139 --> 00:16:21.019 we know more 00:16:21.019 --> 00:16:22.519 of the story, 00:16:22.699 --> 00:16:23.579 of the full story 00:16:23.579 --> 00:16:24.079 of the Bible 00:16:24.079 --> 00:16:25.139 than the Hebrews 00:16:25.139 --> 00:16:26.039 did at this time 00:16:26.039 --> 00:16:26.839 when David was writing. 00:16:27.740 --> 00:16:28.579 We know more 00:16:28.579 --> 00:16:29.360 of the story now 00:16:29.360 --> 00:16:30.839 and we know 00:16:30.839 --> 00:16:31.639 that Jesus 00:16:31.639 --> 00:16:32.860 not only died 00:16:32.860 --> 00:16:33.319 but he also 00:16:33.319 --> 00:16:34.059 rose again. 00:16:35.019 --> 00:16:35.899 And now he sat 00:16:35.899 --> 00:16:36.919 at the right hand 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:37.500 of the Father. 00:16:39.419 --> 00:16:40.379 And in this truth, 00:16:41.059 --> 00:16:42.899 in this truth 00:16:42.899 --> 00:16:43.620 that Jesus died 00:16:43.620 --> 00:16:44.379 and he rose again 00:16:44.379 --> 00:16:45.059 and you can come 00:16:45.059 --> 00:16:45.620 to know him 00:16:45.620 --> 00:16:46.459 and believe in him, 00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:48.879 we also don't need 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:49.419 to be worried 00:16:49.419 --> 00:16:49.899 about 00:16:49.899 --> 00:16:53.279 not giving God 00:16:53.279 --> 00:16:54.259 praise after death 00:16:54.259 --> 00:16:55.000 and not remembering 00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:56.299 God after death. 00:16:56.839 --> 00:16:57.620 We don't have to be 00:16:57.620 --> 00:16:58.279 worried about that 00:16:58.279 --> 00:16:58.659 anymore 00:16:58.659 --> 00:16:59.600 because 00:16:59.600 --> 00:17:01.459 we will stand 00:17:01.459 --> 00:17:02.339 with God in heaven 00:17:02.339 --> 00:17:03.199 for all of eternity. 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:04.279 we will be with God 00:17:04.279 --> 00:17:05.100 in heaven 00:17:05.100 --> 00:17:05.920 for all of eternity. 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:07.100 Remember what John 00:17:07.100 --> 00:17:09.299 said in Revelation 7 00:17:09.299 --> 00:17:11.340 verses 9 and 10. 00:17:11.420 --> 00:17:11.920 He said, 00:17:11.920 --> 00:17:13.080 after this 00:17:13.080 --> 00:17:13.860 I looked 00:17:13.860 --> 00:17:15.000 and behold 00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:16.000 a great number 00:17:16.000 --> 00:17:17.480 that no one 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:18.080 could number 00:17:18.080 --> 00:17:19.800 from every nation 00:17:19.800 --> 00:17:21.460 all tribes 00:17:21.460 --> 00:17:22.360 peoples 00:17:22.360 --> 00:17:23.039 and languages 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:24.440 standing before 00:17:24.440 --> 00:17:24.940 the Lamb 00:17:24.940 --> 00:17:26.460 clothed in white robes 00:17:26.460 --> 00:17:27.840 with palm branches 00:17:27.840 --> 00:17:28.900 in their hands 00:17:28.900 --> 00:17:29.580 crying out 00:17:29.580 --> 00:17:30.560 with a loud voice 00:17:30.560 --> 00:17:31.720 salvation 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:33.600 belongs to our God 00:17:33.600 --> 00:17:34.680 who sits on the throne. 00:17:35.200 --> 00:17:35.860 And one day 00:17:35.860 --> 00:17:38.180 every one of us 00:17:38.180 --> 00:17:38.940 who is in Christ 00:17:38.940 --> 00:17:39.680 every one of us 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:40.180 who believes 00:17:40.180 --> 00:17:40.580 in the Lord 00:17:40.580 --> 00:17:41.400 will stand 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:42.620 before him 00:17:42.620 --> 00:17:43.440 praising 00:17:43.440 --> 00:17:44.920 and worshipping him 00:17:44.920 --> 00:17:47.160 for all of eternity. 00:17:48.340 --> 00:17:49.279 Through God's 00:17:49.279 --> 00:17:50.460 steadfast love 00:17:50.460 --> 00:17:52.660 we will be saved. 00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:54.340 We will stand 00:17:54.340 --> 00:17:54.740 in heaven. 00:17:54.900 --> 00:17:56.019 So cry out 00:17:56.019 --> 00:17:56.860 to the Lord 00:17:56.860 --> 00:17:57.259 today 00:17:57.259 --> 00:17:58.559 when you feel 00:17:58.559 --> 00:17:59.120 the weight 00:17:59.120 --> 00:18:01.360 of physical death. 00:18:01.880 --> 00:18:02.840 You feel the fear 00:18:02.840 --> 00:18:04.220 of physical death. 00:18:04.220 --> 00:18:06.720 In the fear 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:07.600 of physical death 00:18:07.600 --> 00:18:08.120 in the fear 00:18:08.120 --> 00:18:09.740 or in your sin problems 00:18:09.740 --> 00:18:10.600 when you're greatly troubled 00:18:10.600 --> 00:18:11.279 you can cry out 00:18:11.279 --> 00:18:11.680 to the Lord 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:12.259 but you can also 00:18:12.259 --> 00:18:13.120 cry out to the Lord 00:18:13.120 --> 00:18:13.819 as David did 00:18:13.819 --> 00:18:15.140 in your weeping. 00:18:15.259 --> 00:18:16.000 Cry out to the Lord 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:16.640 in your weeping. 00:18:17.700 --> 00:18:18.940 Look at verse 6 and 7 00:18:18.940 --> 00:18:19.380 with me. 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:20.819 David says 00:18:20.819 --> 00:18:21.799 I am weary 00:18:21.799 --> 00:18:23.079 with my mooning. 00:18:23.360 --> 00:18:23.819 Every night 00:18:23.819 --> 00:18:24.779 I flood my bed 00:18:24.779 --> 00:18:25.240 with tears 00:18:25.240 --> 00:18:26.299 I drench my couch 00:18:26.299 --> 00:18:26.860 with weeping. 00:18:27.700 --> 00:18:28.400 My eye 00:18:28.400 --> 00:18:29.360 wastes away 00:18:29.360 --> 00:18:30.180 because of grief 00:18:30.180 --> 00:18:31.160 it grows weak 00:18:31.160 --> 00:18:32.420 because of all 00:18:32.420 --> 00:18:33.279 my foes. 00:18:34.220 --> 00:18:35.940 David is in great sorrow. 00:18:37.140 --> 00:18:38.640 He is greatly troubled. 00:18:39.360 --> 00:18:41.200 He is in great pain. 00:18:43.440 --> 00:18:44.000 And to us 00:18:44.000 --> 00:18:45.500 it might seem 00:18:45.500 --> 00:18:46.120 that David uses 00:18:46.120 --> 00:18:47.420 quite a lot of exaggeration 00:18:47.420 --> 00:18:48.339 throughout this psalm 00:18:48.339 --> 00:18:50.200 when he says 00:18:50.200 --> 00:18:51.319 my eye 00:18:51.319 --> 00:18:52.140 wastes away 00:18:52.140 --> 00:18:52.920 because of my grief 00:18:52.920 --> 00:18:54.259 I flood my bed 00:18:54.259 --> 00:18:54.980 with tears 00:18:54.980 --> 00:18:56.920 I drench my couch 00:18:56.920 --> 00:18:57.480 with weeping. 00:18:58.799 --> 00:18:59.620 It might feel 00:18:59.620 --> 00:19:00.680 quite over the top 00:19:00.680 --> 00:19:00.940 for us 00:19:00.940 --> 00:19:01.539 but to David 00:19:01.539 --> 00:19:02.720 that doesn't feel 00:19:02.720 --> 00:19:03.600 over the top at all. 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:04.599 That's a reality 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:05.079 for him 00:19:05.079 --> 00:19:05.859 right now. 00:19:06.699 --> 00:19:07.519 This is the reality 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:08.299 in David's life 00:19:08.299 --> 00:19:08.740 right now. 00:19:12.099 --> 00:19:13.079 In verse 7 00:19:13.079 --> 00:19:14.259 we see for the first time 00:19:14.259 --> 00:19:14.899 that David's actually 00:19:14.899 --> 00:19:15.699 facing against 00:19:15.699 --> 00:19:17.399 some human foes 00:19:17.399 --> 00:19:18.779 and human enemies. 00:19:20.939 --> 00:19:21.939 David had a struggle 00:19:21.939 --> 00:19:22.679 throughout his life 00:19:22.679 --> 00:19:23.740 with some human enemies 00:19:23.740 --> 00:19:24.639 and this is the first time 00:19:24.639 --> 00:19:25.179 in this psalm 00:19:25.179 --> 00:19:25.619 that we see 00:19:25.619 --> 00:19:26.139 these enemies 00:19:26.139 --> 00:19:27.259 introduced 00:19:27.259 --> 00:19:28.919 which caused 00:19:28.919 --> 00:19:30.359 David massive distress. 00:19:30.359 --> 00:19:33.119 David's not 00:19:33.119 --> 00:19:34.319 in an easy life situation 00:19:34.319 --> 00:19:36.519 so what he says 00:19:36.519 --> 00:19:37.419 what he's saying 00:19:37.419 --> 00:19:38.219 isn't over the top 00:19:38.219 --> 00:19:38.559 at all 00:19:38.559 --> 00:19:39.179 they actually feel 00:19:39.179 --> 00:19:39.539 really 00:19:39.539 --> 00:19:40.879 quite real 00:19:40.879 --> 00:19:41.299 for David 00:19:41.299 --> 00:19:41.799 to say 00:19:41.799 --> 00:19:43.240 that my eye 00:19:43.240 --> 00:19:43.679 wastes away 00:19:43.679 --> 00:19:44.199 with grief 00:19:44.199 --> 00:19:46.259 and maybe for you 00:19:46.259 --> 00:19:47.639 today 00:19:47.639 --> 00:19:49.299 these words 00:19:49.299 --> 00:19:50.279 they don't feel 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:50.919 over the top. 00:19:50.920 --> 00:19:53.779 if you've had 00:19:53.779 --> 00:19:54.640 a serious moment 00:19:54.640 --> 00:19:55.180 of suffering 00:19:55.180 --> 00:19:55.800 in your life 00:19:55.800 --> 00:19:58.000 maybe you've 00:19:58.000 --> 00:19:58.740 worn the loss 00:19:58.740 --> 00:19:59.400 of a loved one 00:19:59.400 --> 00:20:01.019 or experienced 00:20:01.019 --> 00:20:02.160 deep physical pain 00:20:02.160 --> 00:20:03.720 these words 00:20:03.720 --> 00:20:04.259 probably feel 00:20:04.259 --> 00:20:04.860 very real 00:20:04.860 --> 00:20:05.320 for you 00:20:05.320 --> 00:20:05.759 today. 00:20:07.200 --> 00:20:08.200 You may have felt 00:20:08.200 --> 00:20:08.980 like your eyes 00:20:08.980 --> 00:20:10.140 are wasting away 00:20:10.140 --> 00:20:11.740 because of all the crying. 00:20:11.740 --> 00:20:14.620 you may feel 00:20:14.620 --> 00:20:15.460 like there's no tears 00:20:15.460 --> 00:20:15.819 left 00:20:15.819 --> 00:20:16.359 you may feel 00:20:16.359 --> 00:20:17.099 like the pillow 00:20:17.099 --> 00:20:18.099 that you're crying 00:20:18.099 --> 00:20:19.039 into is soaked 00:20:19.039 --> 00:20:20.079 with your tears 00:20:20.079 --> 00:20:21.079 that it's drenched 00:20:21.079 --> 00:20:21.940 with tears 00:20:21.940 --> 00:20:23.279 this is what 00:20:23.279 --> 00:20:23.940 David's feeling 00:20:23.940 --> 00:20:26.799 and you can understand 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:27.779 that today as well 00:20:27.779 --> 00:20:29.039 I think we can understand 00:20:29.039 --> 00:20:29.960 that today as well 00:20:29.960 --> 00:20:32.579 this suffering 00:20:32.579 --> 00:20:33.319 that David's facing 00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:34.259 isn't just a temporary 00:20:34.259 --> 00:20:35.319 one time suffering 00:20:35.319 --> 00:20:36.759 it's consistent 00:20:36.759 --> 00:20:37.559 it's constant 00:20:37.559 --> 00:20:38.240 it's 00:20:38.240 --> 00:20:39.480 at night 00:20:39.480 --> 00:20:40.740 right 00:20:40.740 --> 00:20:41.279 it says 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:43.180 it says 00:20:43.180 --> 00:20:43.740 every night 00:20:43.740 --> 00:20:44.519 I flood my bed 00:20:44.519 --> 00:20:45.039 with tears 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:46.480 and I drench my couch 00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:47.059 with weeping 00:20:47.059 --> 00:20:48.240 so it's not just that 00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:48.799 Mike but it's also 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:49.399 on his couch 00:20:49.399 --> 00:20:50.079 during the day 00:20:50.079 --> 00:20:50.639 this is somewhere 00:20:50.639 --> 00:20:51.299 that David sits 00:20:51.299 --> 00:20:52.119 similar to a sofa 00:20:52.119 --> 00:20:52.619 for us 00:20:52.619 --> 00:20:55.259 he sits on his couch 00:20:55.259 --> 00:20:56.700 and he cries 00:20:56.700 --> 00:20:57.759 and he weeps 00:20:57.759 --> 00:20:58.680 it's not just a 00:20:58.680 --> 00:20:59.399 one time struggle 00:20:59.399 --> 00:21:00.039 this is a daily 00:21:00.039 --> 00:21:00.879 struggle for David 00:21:00.879 --> 00:21:03.339 he's devastated 00:21:03.339 --> 00:21:05.279 devastated 00:21:05.279 --> 00:21:06.460 with all that 00:21:06.460 --> 00:21:07.019 is surrounding him 00:21:07.019 --> 00:21:08.079 and he feels weak 00:21:08.079 --> 00:21:09.619 he's suffering 00:21:09.619 --> 00:21:11.259 he's helpless 00:21:11.259 --> 00:21:13.039 feels alone 00:21:13.039 --> 00:21:13.359 maybe 00:21:13.359 --> 00:21:14.059 but what does he 00:21:14.059 --> 00:21:14.799 choose to do 00:21:14.799 --> 00:21:15.900 in this suffering 00:21:15.900 --> 00:21:16.839 in this weeping 00:21:16.839 --> 00:21:18.500 well he cries out 00:21:18.500 --> 00:21:18.920 to God 00:21:18.920 --> 00:21:20.480 cries out 00:21:20.480 --> 00:21:21.099 to the Lord 00:21:21.099 --> 00:21:23.160 one of my biggest 00:21:23.160 --> 00:21:24.000 fears in life 00:21:24.000 --> 00:21:26.379 is receiving 00:21:26.379 --> 00:21:27.240 that phone call 00:21:27.240 --> 00:21:28.559 from a family member 00:21:28.559 --> 00:21:29.559 or a friend 00:21:29.559 --> 00:21:31.000 telling me 00:21:31.000 --> 00:21:31.339 that something 00:21:31.339 --> 00:21:32.259 serious has happened 00:21:32.259 --> 00:21:34.720 you pick up 00:21:34.720 --> 00:21:35.180 the phone 00:21:35.180 --> 00:21:36.660 you hear that 00:21:36.660 --> 00:21:37.640 distressed voice 00:21:37.640 --> 00:21:40.040 something serious 00:21:40.040 --> 00:21:40.500 has happened 00:21:40.500 --> 00:21:41.680 you have to get 00:21:41.680 --> 00:21:42.259 to the hospital 00:21:42.259 --> 00:21:42.880 immediately 00:21:42.880 --> 00:21:45.940 this is possibly 00:21:45.940 --> 00:21:46.560 one of the hardest 00:21:46.560 --> 00:21:47.380 situations that I 00:21:47.380 --> 00:21:48.020 could imagine us 00:21:48.020 --> 00:21:48.540 going through 00:21:48.540 --> 00:21:50.680 as a family member 00:21:50.680 --> 00:21:51.080 or a friend 00:21:51.080 --> 00:21:51.720 a loved one 00:21:51.720 --> 00:21:52.340 is going through 00:21:52.340 --> 00:21:53.640 serious illness 00:21:53.640 --> 00:21:57.620 there's nothing 00:21:57.620 --> 00:21:58.160 that we can do 00:21:58.160 --> 00:21:58.820 to help in those 00:21:58.820 --> 00:21:59.320 situations 00:21:59.320 --> 00:22:01.100 all we can do 00:22:01.100 --> 00:22:02.440 is we sit 00:22:02.440 --> 00:22:04.140 and we can weep 00:22:04.140 --> 00:22:05.180 and we can cry 00:22:05.180 --> 00:22:06.840 out to the Lord 00:22:06.840 --> 00:22:08.840 it can be one 00:22:08.840 --> 00:22:09.200 of the most 00:22:09.200 --> 00:22:10.180 loneliest places 00:22:10.180 --> 00:22:11.100 one of the loneliest 00:22:11.100 --> 00:22:11.620 feelings 00:22:11.620 --> 00:22:13.140 for us to be 00:22:13.140 --> 00:22:14.300 weeping 00:22:14.300 --> 00:22:15.340 in those situations 00:22:15.340 --> 00:22:17.400 by someone 00:22:17.400 --> 00:22:18.200 maybe in a hospital 00:22:18.200 --> 00:22:18.520 bed 00:22:18.520 --> 00:22:20.880 and maybe you felt 00:22:20.880 --> 00:22:21.440 like that in your 00:22:21.440 --> 00:22:21.759 life 00:22:21.759 --> 00:22:23.800 maybe at some 00:22:23.800 --> 00:22:24.580 point in your 00:22:24.580 --> 00:22:24.780 life 00:22:24.780 --> 00:22:25.460 or maybe you even 00:22:25.460 --> 00:22:25.960 feel like that 00:22:25.960 --> 00:22:26.400 right now 00:22:26.400 --> 00:22:28.300 something's happened 00:22:28.300 --> 00:22:29.120 and sorrow's all 00:22:29.120 --> 00:22:29.660 around you 00:22:29.660 --> 00:22:31.080 there's nowhere to 00:22:31.080 --> 00:22:31.640 go and you might 00:22:31.640 --> 00:22:32.360 feel trapped 00:22:32.359 --> 00:22:34.579 but there is one 00:22:34.579 --> 00:22:35.219 place that you 00:22:35.219 --> 00:22:35.659 can turn 00:22:35.659 --> 00:22:38.299 one person that 00:22:38.299 --> 00:22:39.059 you can turn to 00:22:39.059 --> 00:22:40.599 and he does hear 00:22:40.599 --> 00:22:40.879 us 00:22:40.879 --> 00:22:42.199 and he does love 00:22:42.199 --> 00:22:42.500 us 00:22:42.500 --> 00:22:43.139 through his 00:22:43.139 --> 00:22:43.759 covenantal 00:22:43.759 --> 00:22:44.579 his steadfast 00:22:44.579 --> 00:22:44.959 love 00:22:44.959 --> 00:22:46.319 we can turn 00:22:46.319 --> 00:22:47.639 and we can cry 00:22:47.639 --> 00:22:48.519 out to the Lord 00:22:48.519 --> 00:22:50.099 just as David 00:22:50.099 --> 00:22:50.439 did 00:22:50.439 --> 00:22:51.639 you can cry 00:22:51.639 --> 00:22:52.379 out to the Lord 00:22:52.379 --> 00:22:53.299 in your weeping 00:22:53.299 --> 00:22:56.559 cry out to the 00:22:56.559 --> 00:22:56.819 Lord 00:22:56.819 --> 00:22:57.659 and he will give 00:22:57.659 --> 00:22:58.219 you comfort 00:22:58.219 --> 00:22:58.899 and he will give 00:22:58.899 --> 00:22:59.479 you peace 00:22:59.480 --> 00:23:03.039 in these most 00:23:03.039 --> 00:23:03.819 difficult times 00:23:03.819 --> 00:23:04.380 of your life 00:23:04.380 --> 00:23:06.099 so as I've 00:23:06.099 --> 00:23:06.660 encouraged you 00:23:06.660 --> 00:23:06.900 today 00:23:06.900 --> 00:23:07.860 cry out to the 00:23:07.860 --> 00:23:08.140 Lord 00:23:08.140 --> 00:23:08.880 in your weeping 00:23:08.880 --> 00:23:10.740 cry out to the 00:23:10.740 --> 00:23:10.960 Lord 00:23:10.960 --> 00:23:11.360 when you're 00:23:11.360 --> 00:23:12.380 greatly troubled 00:23:12.380 --> 00:23:13.759 when you're 00:23:13.759 --> 00:23:14.640 in the fear 00:23:14.640 --> 00:23:15.200 of physical 00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:15.680 death 00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:17.220 cry out to 00:23:17.220 --> 00:23:17.660 the Lord 00:23:17.660 --> 00:23:19.140 but when we 00:23:19.140 --> 00:23:19.779 cry out 00:23:19.779 --> 00:23:22.099 we don't cry 00:23:22.099 --> 00:23:22.759 out to one 00:23:22.759 --> 00:23:23.180 who doesn't 00:23:23.180 --> 00:23:23.640 hear us 00:23:23.640 --> 00:23:25.500 we don't cry 00:23:25.500 --> 00:23:26.099 out to just 00:23:26.099 --> 00:23:26.599 no one 00:23:26.599 --> 00:23:28.399 we don't cry 00:23:28.399 --> 00:23:28.779 out without 00:23:28.779 --> 00:23:29.240 hope 00:23:29.240 --> 00:23:30.539 but instead 00:23:30.539 --> 00:23:31.539 as David 00:23:31.539 --> 00:23:31.980 does 00:23:31.980 --> 00:23:33.299 we cry out 00:23:33.299 --> 00:23:33.919 to the Lord 00:23:33.919 --> 00:23:35.359 in confidence 00:23:35.359 --> 00:23:36.299 as the Lord 00:23:36.299 --> 00:23:36.859 who hears us 00:23:36.859 --> 00:23:37.439 we cry out 00:23:37.439 --> 00:23:37.839 to the Lord 00:23:37.839 --> 00:23:38.659 in confidence 00:23:38.659 --> 00:23:39.740 look at verses 00:23:39.740 --> 00:23:40.419 8 to 10 00:23:40.419 --> 00:23:41.119 with me 00:23:41.119 --> 00:23:42.619 David says 00:23:42.619 --> 00:23:43.939 depart from me 00:23:43.939 --> 00:23:44.719 all you workers 00:23:44.719 --> 00:23:45.159 of evil 00:23:45.159 --> 00:23:47.279 for the Lord 00:23:47.279 --> 00:23:48.240 has heard 00:23:48.240 --> 00:23:48.939 the sound 00:23:48.939 --> 00:23:49.579 of my weeping 00:23:49.579 --> 00:23:50.579 the Lord 00:23:50.579 --> 00:23:51.519 has heard 00:23:51.519 --> 00:23:52.199 my plea 00:23:52.199 --> 00:23:52.919 and the Lord 00:23:52.919 --> 00:23:54.059 accepts my 00:23:54.059 --> 00:23:54.459 prayer 00:23:54.459 --> 00:23:55.899 all my enemies 00:23:55.900 --> 00:23:56.600 shall be ashamed 00:23:56.600 --> 00:23:57.360 and greatly troubled 00:23:57.360 --> 00:23:58.019 they shall turn 00:23:58.019 --> 00:23:59.220 back and be put 00:23:59.220 --> 00:23:59.780 to shame 00:23:59.780 --> 00:24:00.800 in a moment 00:24:00.800 --> 00:24:03.000 the entire tone 00:24:03.000 --> 00:24:04.259 of the psalm 00:24:04.259 --> 00:24:05.240 completely changes 00:24:05.240 --> 00:24:05.840 at this moment 00:24:05.840 --> 00:24:07.620 the entire tone 00:24:07.620 --> 00:24:10.300 David isn't just 00:24:10.300 --> 00:24:10.900 weak 00:24:10.900 --> 00:24:11.759 he isn't just 00:24:11.759 --> 00:24:13.620 moaning 00:24:13.620 --> 00:24:14.259 he isn't just 00:24:14.259 --> 00:24:16.019 languishing 00:24:16.019 --> 00:24:17.660 he isn't just 00:24:17.660 --> 00:24:18.140 weeping 00:24:18.140 --> 00:24:19.960 now he stands 00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:22.280 in confidence 00:24:22.280 --> 00:24:23.860 why does he stand 00:24:23.860 --> 00:24:24.259 in confidence 00:24:24.259 --> 00:24:25.180 how can he stand 00:24:25.180 --> 00:24:25.660 in confidence 00:24:25.660 --> 00:24:25.840 confidence 00:24:25.840 --> 00:24:27.279 because of the 00:24:27.279 --> 00:24:27.600 Lord 00:24:27.600 --> 00:24:28.640 because of who 00:24:28.640 --> 00:24:29.380 the Lord is 00:24:29.380 --> 00:24:31.500 look at verse 00:24:31.500 --> 00:24:32.240 8 to 9 again 00:24:32.240 --> 00:24:33.000 the Lord 00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:34.019 has heard 00:24:34.019 --> 00:24:34.460 the sound 00:24:34.460 --> 00:24:34.960 of my weeping 00:24:34.960 --> 00:24:35.620 the Lord 00:24:35.620 --> 00:24:36.019 has heard 00:24:36.019 --> 00:24:36.360 my plea 00:24:36.360 --> 00:24:37.040 the Lord 00:24:37.040 --> 00:24:38.019 accepts my 00:24:38.019 --> 00:24:38.320 prayer 00:24:38.320 --> 00:24:39.120 David has 00:24:39.120 --> 00:24:39.540 confidence 00:24:39.540 --> 00:24:40.160 in the 00:24:40.160 --> 00:24:40.560 Lord 00:24:40.560 --> 00:24:42.160 in the 00:24:42.160 --> 00:24:42.519 Lord 00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:43.640 so when we 00:24:43.640 --> 00:24:44.240 cry out 00:24:44.240 --> 00:24:44.940 to the Lord 00:24:44.940 --> 00:24:45.279 today 00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:46.900 we cry out 00:24:46.900 --> 00:24:47.680 in confidence 00:24:47.680 --> 00:24:50.700 I wasn't a 00:24:50.700 --> 00:24:51.240 very confident 00:24:51.240 --> 00:24:51.740 child 00:24:51.740 --> 00:24:54.100 and I 00:24:54.100 --> 00:24:54.940 hated it 00:24:54.940 --> 00:24:55.920 in school 00:24:55.920 --> 00:24:57.160 when I had 00:24:57.160 --> 00:24:57.620 to present 00:24:57.620 --> 00:24:58.039 in front of 00:24:58.039 --> 00:24:58.519 the class 00:24:58.519 --> 00:24:59.299 bring a 00:24:59.299 --> 00:24:59.779 presentation 00:24:59.779 --> 00:25:00.120 in front of 00:25:00.120 --> 00:25:00.360 the class 00:25:00.360 --> 00:25:01.140 I hated the 00:25:01.140 --> 00:25:01.860 idea of 00:25:01.860 --> 00:25:02.400 having to 00:25:02.400 --> 00:25:03.340 make up a 00:25:03.340 --> 00:25:04.039 full presentation 00:25:04.039 --> 00:25:04.680 and stand in 00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:04.960 front of the 00:25:04.960 --> 00:25:05.200 class 00:25:05.200 --> 00:25:05.980 all eyes on 00:25:05.980 --> 00:25:06.259 me 00:25:06.259 --> 00:25:07.200 I hated 00:25:07.200 --> 00:25:07.840 the idea 00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:09.199 it was one 00:25:09.199 --> 00:25:09.699 of my biggest 00:25:09.699 --> 00:25:10.679 fears as a 00:25:10.679 --> 00:25:10.859 kid 00:25:10.859 --> 00:25:11.639 the week 00:25:11.639 --> 00:25:12.099 leading up 00:25:12.099 --> 00:25:12.259 to it 00:25:12.259 --> 00:25:12.819 was awful 00:25:12.819 --> 00:25:13.159 nights 00:25:13.159 --> 00:25:14.839 of preparation 00:25:14.839 --> 00:25:16.159 of anxiety 00:25:16.159 --> 00:25:17.079 of your heart 00:25:17.079 --> 00:25:17.659 racing 00:25:17.659 --> 00:25:18.199 you don't 00:25:18.199 --> 00:25:18.480 think you 00:25:18.480 --> 00:25:19.099 can do it 00:25:19.099 --> 00:25:20.379 and then 00:25:20.379 --> 00:25:20.740 that day 00:25:20.740 --> 00:25:21.179 comes 00:25:21.179 --> 00:25:24.740 that day 00:25:24.740 --> 00:25:25.019 comes 00:25:25.019 --> 00:25:25.279 and you're 00:25:25.279 --> 00:25:25.980 about to 00:25:25.980 --> 00:25:26.220 get up 00:25:26.220 --> 00:25:26.500 in front 00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:26.720 of the 00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:27.459 whole class 00:25:27.459 --> 00:25:27.980 and panic 00:25:27.980 --> 00:25:28.519 setting in 00:25:28.519 --> 00:25:28.839 you feel 00:25:28.839 --> 00:25:29.459 your palms 00:25:29.459 --> 00:25:30.019 sweating 00:25:30.019 --> 00:25:31.299 you have 00:25:31.299 --> 00:25:32.159 no confidence 00:25:32.159 --> 00:25:32.759 in yourself 00:25:32.759 --> 00:25:33.959 you don't 00:25:33.959 --> 00:25:34.220 think you 00:25:34.220 --> 00:25:34.519 can get 00:25:34.519 --> 00:25:34.819 up 00:25:34.819 --> 00:25:37.379 but then 00:25:37.380 --> 00:25:37.660 what if 00:25:37.660 --> 00:25:37.920 somebody 00:25:37.920 --> 00:25:38.220 walked 00:25:38.220 --> 00:25:38.380 through 00:25:38.380 --> 00:25:38.500 the 00:25:38.500 --> 00:25:38.780 door 00:25:38.780 --> 00:25:41.020 what if 00:25:41.020 --> 00:25:41.680 your parent 00:25:41.680 --> 00:25:42.000 walked 00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:42.160 through 00:25:42.160 --> 00:25:42.300 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00:26:17.940 --> 00:26:18.240 stops 00:26:18.240 --> 00:26:18.620 racing 00:26:18.620 --> 00:26:19.160 because 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:19.340 you 00:26:19.340 --> 00:26:19.500 have 00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:20.279 confidence 00:26:20.279 --> 00:26:21.299 because 00:26:21.299 --> 00:26:21.440 your 00:26:21.440 --> 00:26:21.860 parent 00:26:21.860 --> 00:26:22.220 stands 00:26:22.220 --> 00:26:22.420 there 00:26:22.420 --> 00:26:22.660 with 00:26:22.660 --> 00:26:22.779 you 00:26:22.779 --> 00:26:22.900 and 00:26:22.900 --> 00:26:23.160 helps 00:26:23.160 --> 00:26:23.340 to 00:26:23.340 --> 00:26:23.500 give 00:26:23.500 --> 00:26:23.620 you 00:26:23.620 --> 00:26:23.779 that 00:26:23.779 --> 00:26:24.140 confidence 00:26:24.140 --> 00:26:24.700 and 00:26:24.700 --> 00:26:25.019 in a 00:26:25.019 --> 00:26:25.340 similar 00:26:25.340 --> 00:26:25.720 way 00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:26.519 we 00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:26.720 can 00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:26.880 have 00:26:26.880 --> 00:26:27.279 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00:26:41.319 --> 00:26:41.600 workers 00:26:41.600 --> 00:26:41.900 of evil 00:26:41.900 --> 00:26:42.360 depart 00:26:42.360 --> 00:26:42.840 from me 00:26:42.840 --> 00:26:43.620 this line 00:26:43.620 --> 00:26:44.140 of confidence 00:26:44.140 --> 00:26:44.420 he has 00:26:44.420 --> 00:26:45.000 authority 00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:45.620 he's now 00:26:45.620 --> 00:26:46.200 speaking as 00:26:46.200 --> 00:26:46.500 one with 00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:47.039 authority 00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:48.600 in the 00:26:48.600 --> 00:26:48.880 same way 00:26:48.880 --> 00:26:49.380 in verse 10 00:26:49.380 --> 00:26:49.640 he says 00:26:49.640 --> 00:26:50.140 all my 00:26:50.140 --> 00:26:50.539 enemies 00:26:50.539 --> 00:26:50.860 shall be 00:26:50.860 --> 00:26:51.240 ashamed 00:26:51.240 --> 00:26:51.700 and greatly 00:26:51.700 --> 00:26:52.100 troubled 00:26:52.100 --> 00:26:52.759 David's 00:26:52.759 --> 00:26:53.000 not the 00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:53.299 one that's 00:26:53.299 --> 00:26:53.480 greatly 00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:53.819 troubled 00:26:53.819 --> 00:26:54.100 anymore 00:26:54.100 --> 00:26:54.440 but his 00:26:54.440 --> 00:26:54.740 enemies 00:26:54.740 --> 00:26:55.000 are 00:26:55.000 --> 00:26:56.180 he stands 00:26:56.180 --> 00:26:56.340 with 00:26:56.340 --> 00:26:56.840 confidence 00:26:56.840 --> 00:26:57.059 and 00:26:57.059 --> 00:26:57.580 authority 00:26:57.580 --> 00:27:01.620 now 00:27:01.620 --> 00:27:02.000 David's 00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:02.340 speaking 00:27:02.340 --> 00:27:03.360 of human 00:27:03.360 --> 00:27:03.740 enemies 00:27:03.740 --> 00:27:04.480 specifically 00:27:04.480 --> 00:27:05.779 that are 00:27:05.779 --> 00:27:06.019 probably 00:27:06.019 --> 00:27:06.440 seeking to 00:27:06.440 --> 00:27:06.700 kill him 00:27:06.700 --> 00:27:06.960 we know 00:27:06.960 --> 00:27:07.319 this in 00:27:07.319 --> 00:27:07.579 David's 00:27:07.579 --> 00:27:07.720 life 00:27:07.720 --> 00:27:07.940 we don't 00:27:07.940 --> 00:27:08.079 know 00:27:08.079 --> 00:27:08.519 exactly 00:27:08.519 --> 00:27:08.920 when the 00:27:08.920 --> 00:27:09.339 psalm is 00:27:09.339 --> 00:27:09.759 in David's 00:27:09.759 --> 00:27:09.900 life 00:27:09.900 --> 00:27:10.180 but we 00:27:10.180 --> 00:27:10.480 know 00:27:10.480 --> 00:27:11.079 that in 00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:11.380 David's 00:27:11.380 --> 00:27:11.640 life he 00:27:11.640 --> 00:27:12.019 was chased 00:27:12.019 --> 00:27:12.480 by human 00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:12.819 enemies 00:27:12.819 --> 00:27:13.240 one of 00:27:13.240 --> 00:27:13.700 those human 00:27:13.700 --> 00:27:14.019 enemies 00:27:14.019 --> 00:27:14.680 being Saul 00:27:14.680 --> 00:27:15.339 and his 00:27:15.339 --> 00:27:15.740 armies 00:27:15.740 --> 00:27:16.539 who chased 00:27:16.539 --> 00:27:16.900 David 00:27:16.900 --> 00:27:18.299 but we 00:27:18.299 --> 00:27:18.799 do know 00:27:18.799 --> 00:27:19.579 that David 00:27:19.579 --> 00:27:20.079 was saved 00:27:20.079 --> 00:27:20.559 out of this 00:27:20.559 --> 00:27:20.859 and God 00:27:20.859 --> 00:27:21.440 delivered him 00:27:21.440 --> 00:27:23.859 and David 00:27:23.859 --> 00:27:24.440 cried out to 00:27:24.440 --> 00:27:24.740 the Lord 00:27:24.740 --> 00:27:25.120 in the midst 00:27:25.120 --> 00:27:25.380 of his 00:27:25.380 --> 00:27:26.160 human enemies 00:27:26.160 --> 00:27:28.380 and now he 00:27:28.380 --> 00:27:28.799 speaks as 00:27:28.799 --> 00:27:29.099 one with 00:27:29.099 --> 00:27:29.500 confidence 00:27:29.500 --> 00:27:29.920 in the midst 00:27:29.920 --> 00:27:30.140 of his 00:27:30.140 --> 00:27:30.759 human enemies 00:27:30.759 --> 00:27:31.880 and I'd 00:27:31.880 --> 00:27:32.140 imagine 00:27:32.140 --> 00:27:32.559 for us 00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:32.900 today 00:27:32.900 --> 00:27:34.240 hopefully 00:27:34.240 --> 00:27:35.320 there's no 00:27:35.320 --> 00:27:35.580 one in 00:27:35.580 --> 00:27:35.980 here that 00:27:35.980 --> 00:27:36.200 has a 00:27:36.200 --> 00:27:36.400 human 00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:36.720 enemy 00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:37.160 seeking to 00:27:37.160 --> 00:27:37.580 kill them 00:27:37.580 --> 00:27:39.540 at least 00:27:39.540 --> 00:27:39.820 I hope 00:27:39.820 --> 00:27:40.120 not 00:27:40.120 --> 00:27:41.880 but we 00:27:41.880 --> 00:27:42.240 do all 00:27:42.240 --> 00:27:42.700 have a 00:27:42.700 --> 00:27:42.940 common 00:27:42.940 --> 00:27:43.240 enemy 00:27:43.240 --> 00:27:44.440 we do 00:27:44.440 --> 00:27:44.920 have a 00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:45.140 common 00:27:45.140 --> 00:27:45.420 enemy 00:27:45.420 --> 00:27:45.640 and that 00:27:45.640 --> 00:27:45.980 enemy is 00:27:45.980 --> 00:27:46.360 the devil 00:27:46.360 --> 00:27:49.820 1 Peter 00:27:49.820 --> 00:27:51.060 chapter 5 00:27:51.060 --> 00:27:52.259 Peter writes 00:27:52.259 --> 00:27:53.880 your adversary 00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:54.500 the devil 00:27:54.500 --> 00:27:55.820 prowls around 00:27:55.820 --> 00:27:56.820 like a roaring 00:27:56.820 --> 00:27:57.240 lion 00:27:57.240 --> 00:27:58.860 seeking someone 00:27:58.860 --> 00:27:59.600 to devour 00:27:59.599 --> 00:28:02.379 the devil 00:28:02.379 --> 00:28:03.339 prowls around 00:28:03.339 --> 00:28:03.959 seeking someone 00:28:03.959 --> 00:28:04.480 to devour 00:28:04.480 --> 00:28:05.259 the devil's 00:28:05.259 --> 00:28:05.659 our enemy 00:28:05.659 --> 00:28:06.139 and he 00:28:06.139 --> 00:28:07.459 seeks to 00:28:07.459 --> 00:28:07.859 devour 00:28:07.859 --> 00:28:08.139 us 00:28:08.139 --> 00:28:08.859 and this 00:28:08.859 --> 00:28:09.359 reality 00:28:09.359 --> 00:28:10.159 can give us 00:28:10.159 --> 00:28:10.659 great distress 00:28:10.659 --> 00:28:11.240 this can be 00:28:11.240 --> 00:28:12.899 really worrying 00:28:12.899 --> 00:28:13.399 for us 00:28:13.399 --> 00:28:13.959 this can cause 00:28:13.959 --> 00:28:14.539 us to weep 00:28:14.539 --> 00:28:15.099 this can cause 00:28:15.099 --> 00:28:15.399 us to be 00:28:15.399 --> 00:28:16.059 greatly troubled 00:28:16.059 --> 00:28:16.759 this can cause 00:28:16.759 --> 00:28:17.099 us to be 00:28:17.099 --> 00:28:17.579 scared 00:28:17.579 --> 00:28:19.480 but this 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:19.939 psalm 00:28:19.939 --> 00:28:21.299 gives us 00:28:21.299 --> 00:28:21.759 confidence 00:28:21.759 --> 00:28:22.679 that as we 00:28:22.679 --> 00:28:23.299 crawl out to 00:28:23.299 --> 00:28:23.639 the Lord 00:28:23.639 --> 00:28:24.079 as we cry 00:28:24.079 --> 00:28:24.439 out to the 00:28:24.439 --> 00:28:24.759 Lord in 00:28:24.759 --> 00:28:24.980 this 00:28:24.980 --> 00:28:25.799 in the midst 00:28:25.799 --> 00:28:26.279 of the devil 00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:27.119 he will hear 00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:27.419 us 00:28:27.420 --> 00:28:27.840 when the 00:28:27.840 --> 00:28:28.539 devil prowls 00:28:28.539 --> 00:28:28.840 around 00:28:28.840 --> 00:28:29.240 tries to 00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:29.580 devour 00:28:29.580 --> 00:28:29.720 us 00:28:29.720 --> 00:28:30.060 tries to 00:28:30.060 --> 00:28:30.480 pull us 00:28:30.480 --> 00:28:30.720 away 00:28:30.720 --> 00:28:31.160 from God 00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:31.759 tries to 00:28:31.759 --> 00:28:32.380 tempt us 00:28:32.380 --> 00:28:32.920 and pull 00:28:32.920 --> 00:28:33.220 us into 00:28:33.220 --> 00:28:33.680 that sin 00:28:33.680 --> 00:28:33.920 that we've 00:28:33.920 --> 00:28:34.360 been struggling 00:28:34.360 --> 00:28:34.660 with 00:28:34.660 --> 00:28:36.380 we can cry 00:28:36.380 --> 00:28:36.759 out to the 00:28:36.759 --> 00:28:37.220 Lord who's 00:28:37.220 --> 00:28:38.000 more powerful 00:28:38.000 --> 00:28:39.000 than this 00:28:39.000 --> 00:28:39.539 enemy the 00:28:39.539 --> 00:28:39.779 devil 00:28:39.779 --> 00:28:41.340 and he 00:28:41.340 --> 00:28:42.580 the Lord 00:28:42.580 --> 00:28:43.400 will hear 00:28:43.400 --> 00:28:44.259 your cry 00:28:44.259 --> 00:28:44.880 for help 00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:47.360 David now 00:28:47.360 --> 00:28:48.460 stands as 00:28:48.460 --> 00:28:48.940 one with 00:28:48.940 --> 00:28:49.360 confidence 00:28:49.360 --> 00:28:50.300 he's no 00:28:50.300 --> 00:28:51.039 longer curled 00:28:51.039 --> 00:28:51.600 up he's no 00:28:51.600 --> 00:28:52.340 longer languishing 00:28:52.340 --> 00:28:52.880 as I said 00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:53.220 he's not 00:28:53.220 --> 00:28:53.920 greatly troubled 00:28:53.920 --> 00:28:54.880 he's not in 00:28:54.880 --> 00:28:55.640 fear of death 00:28:55.640 --> 00:28:55.940 he's not 00:28:55.940 --> 00:28:56.420 weeping 00:28:56.420 --> 00:28:57.100 but he is 00:28:57.100 --> 00:28:57.779 standing as 00:28:57.779 --> 00:28:58.279 one whom 00:28:58.279 --> 00:28:58.759 the Lord 00:28:58.759 --> 00:28:59.380 has heard 00:28:59.380 --> 00:29:02.400 we saw 00:29:02.400 --> 00:29:03.039 little glimpses 00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:03.440 of David's 00:29:03.440 --> 00:29:03.740 confidence 00:29:03.740 --> 00:29:04.220 throughout the 00:29:04.220 --> 00:29:04.500 sand 00:29:04.500 --> 00:29:04.900 didn't we 00:29:04.900 --> 00:29:06.460 in verse 00:29:06.460 --> 00:29:06.840 2 00:29:06.840 --> 00:29:07.620 David said 00:29:07.620 --> 00:29:08.820 David understood 00:29:08.820 --> 00:29:09.519 that God 00:29:09.519 --> 00:29:10.100 would give him 00:29:10.100 --> 00:29:10.340 grace 00:29:10.340 --> 00:29:10.740 he said be 00:29:10.740 --> 00:29:11.220 gracious to 00:29:11.220 --> 00:29:11.320 me 00:29:11.320 --> 00:29:11.740 so he had 00:29:11.740 --> 00:29:12.140 some sort 00:29:12.140 --> 00:29:12.600 of understanding 00:29:12.600 --> 00:29:13.080 of God's 00:29:13.080 --> 00:29:13.440 grace 00:29:13.440 --> 00:29:16.000 later on in 00:29:16.000 --> 00:29:16.500 verse 4 00:29:16.500 --> 00:29:17.259 he remembers 00:29:17.259 --> 00:29:18.060 God's steadfast 00:29:18.060 --> 00:29:18.680 love as well 00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:19.460 that covenantal 00:29:19.460 --> 00:29:20.019 love that God 00:29:20.019 --> 00:29:20.440 has promised 00:29:20.440 --> 00:29:21.620 throughout all 00:29:21.620 --> 00:29:22.140 of time 00:29:22.140 --> 00:29:24.300 so David 00:29:24.300 --> 00:29:24.700 did have 00:29:24.700 --> 00:29:25.220 confidence in 00:29:25.220 --> 00:29:25.460 the Lord 00:29:25.460 --> 00:29:25.820 as he was 00:29:25.820 --> 00:29:26.380 crying out 00:29:26.380 --> 00:29:26.820 to the Lord 00:29:26.820 --> 00:29:27.300 even in 00:29:27.300 --> 00:29:27.640 the midst 00:29:27.640 --> 00:29:28.320 of his 00:29:28.320 --> 00:29:29.040 when he was 00:29:29.040 --> 00:29:29.700 greatly troubled 00:29:29.700 --> 00:29:30.300 in the fear 00:29:30.300 --> 00:29:30.700 of physical 00:29:30.700 --> 00:29:31.020 pain 00:29:31.020 --> 00:29:31.480 and when he 00:29:31.480 --> 00:29:31.940 was weeping 00:29:31.940 --> 00:29:33.100 he had 00:29:33.100 --> 00:29:33.700 confidence 00:29:33.700 --> 00:29:34.540 so when you 00:29:34.540 --> 00:29:35.240 cry out to 00:29:35.240 --> 00:29:35.700 the Lord 00:29:35.700 --> 00:29:36.300 today 00:29:36.300 --> 00:29:37.700 when you're 00:29:37.700 --> 00:29:38.380 greatly troubled 00:29:38.380 --> 00:29:40.000 because of sin 00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:41.340 and the fear 00:29:41.340 --> 00:29:41.820 of death 00:29:41.820 --> 00:29:43.940 when you're 00:29:43.940 --> 00:29:44.260 weeping 00:29:44.260 --> 00:29:45.780 in any 00:29:45.780 --> 00:29:46.220 circumstance 00:29:46.220 --> 00:29:46.880 in your life 00:29:46.880 --> 00:29:47.620 whatever you're 00:29:47.620 --> 00:29:48.160 going through 00:29:48.160 --> 00:29:49.800 you can cry 00:29:49.800 --> 00:29:50.280 out to the 00:29:50.280 --> 00:29:50.580 Lord 00:29:50.580 --> 00:29:52.000 with confidence 00:29:52.000 --> 00:29:53.359 that he's 00:29:53.359 --> 00:29:54.000 heard you 00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:55.640 that he'll 00:29:55.640 --> 00:29:56.359 respond to 00:29:56.359 --> 00:29:56.940 you 00:29:56.940 --> 00:30:00.680 so cry 00:30:00.680 --> 00:30:01.119 out to the 00:30:01.119 --> 00:30:01.559 Lord today 00:30:01.559 --> 00:30:01.920 in whatever 00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:02.619 situation 00:30:02.619 --> 00:30:03.140 you're facing 00:30:03.140 --> 00:30:04.559 do you know 00:30:04.559 --> 00:30:05.359 him personally 00:30:05.359 --> 00:30:06.039 do you know 00:30:06.039 --> 00:30:06.319 the Lord 00:30:06.319 --> 00:30:06.839 personally 00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:08.880 do you know 00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:09.339 him as your 00:30:09.339 --> 00:30:09.859 saviour 00:30:09.859 --> 00:30:12.179 God welcomes 00:30:12.179 --> 00:30:12.740 you with open 00:30:12.740 --> 00:30:13.159 arms today 00:30:13.159 --> 00:30:13.859 to cry out 00:30:13.859 --> 00:30:14.219 to him 00:30:14.219 --> 00:30:15.779 cry out to 00:30:15.779 --> 00:30:15.939 him 00:30:15.939 --> 00:30:16.699 trust in him 00:30:16.699 --> 00:30:17.459 believe in him 00:30:17.459 --> 00:30:17.839 and he will 00:30:17.839 --> 00:30:18.339 save you 00:30:18.339 --> 00:30:20.259 and if you're 00:30:20.259 --> 00:30:20.759 one of God's 00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:21.199 people this 00:30:21.199 --> 00:30:21.479 morning 00:30:21.479 --> 00:30:22.539 all of us 00:30:22.539 --> 00:30:23.159 face trials 00:30:23.159 --> 00:30:24.119 every one of 00:30:24.119 --> 00:30:24.500 us will go 00:30:24.500 --> 00:30:25.019 through hardships 00:30:25.019 --> 00:30:25.699 in our lives 00:30:25.699 --> 00:30:28.219 but in the midst 00:30:28.219 --> 00:30:28.719 of all of these 00:30:28.719 --> 00:30:29.139 hardships 00:30:29.139 --> 00:30:30.799 cry out to 00:30:30.799 --> 00:30:31.199 the Lord 00:30:31.199 --> 00:30:33.159 cry out to 00:30:33.159 --> 00:30:33.779 God 00:30:33.779 --> 00:30:34.559 in your 00:30:34.559 --> 00:30:35.079 distress 00:30:35.079 --> 00:30:36.679 and he 00:30:36.679 --> 00:30:37.839 will hear 00:30:37.839 --> 00:30:38.199 you 00:30:38.199 --> 00:30:39.599 let's pray 00:30:39.599 --> 00:30:42.500 Father God 00:30:42.500 --> 00:30:42.980 we thank you 00:30:42.980 --> 00:30:43.579 for your word 00:30:43.579 --> 00:30:44.099 this morning 00:30:44.099 --> 00:30:46.959 thank you 00:30:46.959 --> 00:30:47.539 that this 00:30:47.539 --> 00:30:48.859 psalm 00:30:48.859 --> 00:30:49.480 of lament 00:30:49.480 --> 00:30:50.000 is 00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:51.819 maybe so 00:30:51.819 --> 00:30:52.119 real 00:30:52.119 --> 00:30:52.819 for some 00:30:52.819 --> 00:30:53.099 of us 00:30:53.099 --> 00:30:53.539 this morning 00:30:53.539 --> 00:30:57.559 Father 00:30:57.559 --> 00:30:58.039 thank you 00:30:58.039 --> 00:30:58.319 that you 00:30:58.319 --> 00:30:59.000 provide this 00:30:59.000 --> 00:30:59.459 psalm for 00:30:59.459 --> 00:30:59.699 us 00:30:59.699 --> 00:31:00.339 even in 00:31:00.339 --> 00:31:00.740 the midst 00:31:00.740 --> 00:31:01.459 of our 00:31:01.459 --> 00:31:02.039 distress 00:31:02.039 --> 00:31:03.259 Lord 00:31:03.259 --> 00:31:03.779 thank you 00:31:03.779 --> 00:31:04.039 that you 00:31:04.039 --> 00:31:04.539 hear us 00:31:04.539 --> 00:31:04.919 thank you 00:31:04.919 --> 00:31:05.240 for your 00:31:05.240 --> 00:31:05.799 steadfast 00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:06.079 love 00:31:06.079 --> 00:31:06.439 thank you 00:31:06.439 --> 00:31:06.759 for your 00:31:06.759 --> 00:31:07.439 covenantal 00:31:07.439 --> 00:31:07.659 love 00:31:07.659 --> 00:31:08.480 all throughout 00:31:08.480 --> 00:31:08.939 history 00:31:08.940 --> 00:31:09.900 until now 00:31:09.900 --> 00:31:11.039 thank you 00:31:11.039 --> 00:31:11.480 for sending 00:31:11.480 --> 00:31:12.019 your son 00:31:12.019 --> 00:31:12.519 to die 00:31:12.519 --> 00:31:12.960 for us 00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:13.200 on the 00:31:13.200 --> 00:31:13.500 cross 00:31:13.500 --> 00:31:14.240 thank you 00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:15.200 that now 00:31:15.200 --> 00:31:15.680 we can 00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:16.160 stand 00:31:16.160 --> 00:31:17.000 and cry 00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:17.360 out to 00:31:17.360 --> 00:31:17.620 you 00:31:17.620 --> 00:31:18.539 in confidence 00:31:18.539 --> 00:31:20.059 so Lord 00:31:20.059 --> 00:31:20.500 help us 00:31:20.500 --> 00:31:20.860 today 00:31:20.860 --> 00:31:21.559 help us 00:31:21.559 --> 00:31:21.799 through our 00:31:21.799 --> 00:31:22.120 lives 00:31:22.120 --> 00:31:22.860 to cry 00:31:22.860 --> 00:31:23.240 out to 00:31:23.240 --> 00:31:23.500 you 00:31:23.500 --> 00:31:25.180 in tragedy 00:31:25.180 --> 00:31:26.759 in hardships 00:31:26.759 --> 00:31:28.500 in our sins 00:31:28.500 --> 00:31:29.160 in our 00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:29.779 physical pain 00:31:29.779 --> 00:31:30.240 help us 00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:30.720 to cry 00:31:30.720 --> 00:31:31.160 out to 00:31:31.160 --> 00:31:31.500 you 00:31:31.500 --> 00:31:32.580 and we 00:31:32.580 --> 00:31:32.820 know 00:31:32.820 --> 00:31:33.220 that you 00:31:33.220 --> 00:31:33.640 will hear 00:31:33.640 --> 00:31:33.980 us 00:31:33.980 --> 00:31:35.299 Lord 00:31:35.299 --> 00:31:35.640 be with 00:31:35.640 --> 00:31:35.799 us 00:31:35.799 --> 00:31:36.100 today 00:31:36.099 --> 00:31:37.559 we 00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:37.699 do 00:31:37.699 --> 00:31:37.879 love 00:31:37.879 --> 00:31:38.000 you 00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:38.159 Lord 00:31:38.159 --> 00:31:38.339 and it 00:31:38.339 --> 00:31:38.439 in 00:31:38.439 --> 00:31:38.659 Jesus 00:31:38.659 --> 00:31:38.859 name 00:31:38.859 --> 00:31:39.019 we 00:31:39.019 --> 00:31:39.240 pray 00:31:39.240 --> 00:31:40.079 amen 00:31:40.079 --> 00:31:40.980 amen