Psalm 3

Introduction

 

2 Samuel 15:13-17

• David and Bathsheba: As David’s life un folded, we see the moment when he looked out and saw Bathsheba baiting on the roof top. He then slept with her, she bares a child, David gets her husband killed and it comes to an end with the death of their child. Then the scripture explains that they bore another child and named him Solomon.
• Absalom kills Amnon: Some time after David’s son Absalom kills his own brother Amnon and flees from Jerusalem.  During this time, he planned to take the throne from David. Eventually he raised up against David. Which gets us to 2 Samuel 15:13-17.
• David flees: David flees from his own son out of fear. He is driven out of his palace, the royal city and the holy city.
• Absalom’s death: The story ends in 2 Samuel 18:31-33 when Absalom dies to the hand of Cushite. Where David still grieves the death of his Son

 

What we see in all of this is that David was driven out of his palace, the royal city and the Holy city. To make matters worse, it was by his own son. His son attempted to revolt against him, but ultimately the Kingdom God established.

 

Transition

• So, as we read Psalms 3, we see David’s song and prayer to God when he was going through this moment.
• In this text, we will see five sections:

1. David complains to God about his enemies.
2. David confides in God.
3. David was satisfied in God’s provisions.
4. David trusted in God through his fear and enemies.
5. David gives God all the glory. Glory to God alone.

• But I want us to mainly look at verses 6-8. Where we will look at how our victorious moments are all due to God and His work. With that being the case, to God alone be the glory.

Verses 1-2

 

• David complains:In these verses, we see that David is complaining to God about his enemies.
  • So, he is expressing his concern about his foes trying to rise against him. In this specific situation, it is David’s own son.
  • The depth of Absalom’s rebellion:  He even explains at the end of the second verse that, “there is no salvation for him in God.” Meaning, that they truly felt like God wanted David removed from the throne. 
  • Ultimately, David is complaining to God about his enemies.

Verse 3

• David complaints quickly turn into confiding in the lord.
• David confides in the Lord:In this verse we see that David, in the difficulties he had with his enemies, confides in the Lord.
  • David did not live in self-pity during his issue, rather he trusted in God’s deliverance in these moments.
  • Strength comes from God alone: David understood where his strength came from.
  • Salvation comes from God alone: More importantly, he knew that his salvation was in God and God alone.

What does David do with this understanding though?

 

Verses 4-5

• Verse 4-
  • First, he prays to God. David cries out to God for deliverance in his moment of difficulty.
  • God answered his cry: He then explains that God answered his cry. God not only heard David’s prayer, but answer them. We see this in the story of the death of David’s enemy.
  • Verse 5
    • Secondly, he laid down to sleep. Why is this so important? Why is it so important that David slept?
    • David’s Faith: This is possibly because David had such a faith in God’s answering of his prayers that he rested know God was going to provide for him.
    • God sustained him: David then goes on to explain that God sustained him through all of it, through all the enemies and specifically his own son rising over him.
    • Overall what we see in these verses, is that David was satisfied in God’s provisions.

 

Verses 6-7 

• Triumph over fears: David first had to deal with the fears that come from being pushed out of you own land and throne by your son. David exclaims in verse six that he would be afraid of those who rose against him.
• Triumph over his enemies: Because David knew that his deliverance and salvation was in the Lord. His victory was through God, not his own ability.
• David seemed to understand this: In verse seven, he explains that God is the one that strikes his enemies and “breaks the teeth of the wicked.”
• David did not allow fear nor his enemies to defeat him, rather he trusted in God for deliverances.

 

Verse 8:

• A work of God: Salvation is a work of God and God alone. This was clearly presented in David’s situation. For God saved David from his enemy, his son.
• All glory to God: David also gives God all the glory. David did not attempt to take the glory for himself.
• All His people: We also, see a promise here. That God does this for all His people. Now this does not mean our life will be without struggle, or even that we will be delivered from all our problems.
• God works out his will for His glory, and the good of those who love him.

Transition:

• How does David’s experience and psalm reflect on our lives?
• What are some truths we can cling to and apply in our lives through the Holy Spirit?

Application:

• I want to look at three “enemies” we will face in this life: Our sin debt, difficulties of this life and persecution.

• Sin debt:
  • Out of these “enemies” the largest one we have in this life is our sin debt.
  • Ephesians 2:1-10
    • We were dead in our trespasses.
    • God being rich in mercy, even in our trespasses, made us alive in Christ Jesus.
    • This not is not due to our own works, but the works of God.

• Difficulties of this life:
  • 1 Peter 1:6-7
    • We are called to rejoice in the trials of this world.
    • For either we will be delivered in this life time or we won’t and will be in our death.
    • Also, because God uses these moments to develop us.
    • Times of Persecution
      • John 15:18-19
        • Jesus explains that the world would hate those that are called by Him.
        • This is because the world hated Him.
        • Persecution, though it is different in America as of now than in other place of the world, comes with following Christ.

Conclusion:

• In David time of need, when his own son rose against him to destroy him and take his throne, God provided salvation. This was God’s work and will so David gives all the glory to God.
• Just the same, God has provided salvation to us in our transgressions, difficulties of this life and persecution.

• My prayer is that if anyone is here and have not been delivered from death into life that God calls you to salvation.
• Also, that we serve God diligently through the difficulties and persecution.
• Because either in death or life God is working out all things for his Glory and for the good of those who love Him.