Summer in the Psalms Part 5 - “Grace & Freedom” | Psalm 40
July 28, 2024
Psalm 40 Outline:
:1-5 - David’s
:6-10 - A prophetic description of Christ’s redemption.
:11-17 - Prayer for mercy and grace for David and his friends.
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.
2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.
3 He has put a new song in my mouth— praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust, and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done; and Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.10 I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.
16 Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; let such as love Your salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!” —Psalm 40:1-5, 10, 16
1. There is
in God’s Presence.
- Waiting – being in His presence.
But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary,they shall walk and not faint. —Isaiah 40:31
- Horrible pit – clamourus, roaring,
- “Miry clay.” - Something
‘He stooped down to lift me out of danger from the desolate pit I was in, out of the muddy mess I had fallen into. Now he’s lifted me up into a firm, secure place and steadied me while I walk along his ascending path.’ —Psalms 40:2 - TPT
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. —Isaiah 59:1
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, —Ephesians 2:8
2. God doesn’t just free us, but changes our
and standing.
> And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps. —Psalm 40:2b
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. —Galatians 5:1
3. He puts a new
in my mouth.
> 3 He has put a new song in my mouth— > Praise to our God; > Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the Lord. —Psalm 40:3
When people hear and see see the song of your life (main focus), what does it
What one generation finds optional, the next generation finds
4. Trusting in the Lord leads to living God’s
.
> Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust,
And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. —Psalm 40:4
- Don’t
32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” —John 8:32
You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. —John 8:44
There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is death. —Proverbs 16:25
5. The story of God’s grace in your life is meant to be told.
Testimony
- It’s the
- It takes an individual experience with God and makes it a prophetic encouragement for many.