He Is Worthy

II Samuel 22, Psalm 18:1-6

Psalm 18 has this heading “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul” Psalm 18 and II Samuel 22 are sister passages. They were written for the same purpose, by the same man.

Psalm 18:1-6 1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

I. He is worthy of my praise (outward) and worship (outward)

Psalm 27:1-6 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. 6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

Psalms 138:1-2 1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

A. The Faithfulness Of The Lord Vs. 1-3

B. The Desire Of David's Heart V. 4

C. The Security Of The Lord V. 5

D. The Deliverance Of The Lord V. 6a

E. David's praise V. 6b

II. He is worthy of my song

Psalm 98:1 O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

A. Marvelous Things

B. His Victory

III. He is worthy of my service

Romans 12:1,2 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

A. A Living Sacrifice

B. Holy (sacred, pure, morally blameless or consecrated)

C. Acceptable

D. Not Conformed To This World

E. Be Transformed (To be transformed is to be changed from what the world wants, expects, thinks we should be to what He says we are to be. When this is true of our lives we are transformed into the image of His Son and the world will see Jesus in us.)

F. Renewing Your Mind (Our mind is renewed by daily yielding our self to Him, by doing as the Bible commands us to do and taking up our Cross and following Him.)

G. Now We Can Prove (discern) The Will Of God

1. Good (implies that thing which is good is his will) Will

2. Acceptable (fully agreeable) Will

3. Perfect (complete) Will