THE PSALMS

MAN BLESSED, FALLEN, RECOVERED, PSALM 1-41

Psalm 1

HAPPINESS IS

 

I.    The Happy Godly Man- v. 1-3 (Mt. 5:3-12)

A. Negatively- v. 1

1. Walketh not- Counsel- "Advice"

2. Standeth not- Way- "Life"

3. Sitteth not- "Scornful"- to make mouths jeer at- Rom. 14:10

B. Positively- v. 2

1. Minds the law-

2. Meditates in the law-

a. To deliberately think and reflect upon the truth in prayer while
willfully worshipping God with purpose to let the word have its
perfect work.

b. To ruminate- sheep have two stomachs, one for storage when
eaten, and a second for digestion after chewed.

C. Ultimately- v. 3

1. Planted-

2. Producing- (Gal. 5, Heb. 12:11, James 3:12-18)

3. Prospering- (Jn. 15:1-8)

II. The Unhappy Ungodly Man-
A. Negatively- vs. 1-3
B. Positively- v. 4 (cp. Mt. 3:11, 12)

CONCLUSION:

A. No Defense- v. 5 "shall not stand"

B. No mercy- v. 5

C. No future- v. 6 "shall perish"

WHY DO THE HEATHEN RAGE?

Psalm 2

 

I.    Their Response.

A. In rebellion - v. 1 "rage" (Babel- Gen. 1) (Nations- Gentiles)

B. In Retaliation - v. 2
1. Against LORD-
2, Against Christ-

C. In Revolution - v 3.

1. Impatience

2. Impugn-

II. Heavens Response - v. 4-9
A. To the heathen- v. 4-7

1. Laughing- v. 4

2. Vexation- v. 5 (Ex. 28, 29; Lev. 8)

3. Anointed set- v. 6 (Zion)

Jerusalem- Ps. 126:1, Isa. 1:26,27
David Captured- II Sam. 5:7,11; Joshua 15:63

Altar- II Sam. 24:18
David's City- I Chron. 11:5, Isa. 2:3
Millennial- Isa. 1:27, 2:3, 4:1-6, Joel 3:16. Zech. 1:16.17, Zech. 8:3,
Rom. 11:26

Heavenly- Heb. 12:22-24
Eternal- Rev. 21, 22

4. Decree- v. 7 (Rom. 1:4)  (Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5)

B. To The Anointed- v. 8, 9

1. His inheritance-

a. of heathen- v. 8 (Gentiles)

(Rev.  11:15)
b. of earth- v. 8

2. His institution- (as ruler) v. 9
(Rev. 19:15)

III. Heathens Responsibility- v. 10-12
A. To be instructed- v. 10
B. To be serving- v. 11 (Phil. 2:12-13)
C. To be worshipping- v. 12
D. To be trusting- v. 12

 

 

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