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*Psalm 73:21-28*
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*Asaph*
*O*ne of four chief musicians in time of David
Wrote Psalms 50, 73–83
2 Sam.
6:17–19 David appointed *Asaph* to lead those in charge of worship
A composer, a trainer of musicians
Songs of celebration, songs that search the feeling of his heart
*Psalm 73:21-28*
21 When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within,
22 Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
24 With Your counsel You will guide me,
And afterward receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
28 But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works.
Pray
Let’s understand what we are not covering this morning as well
*PSALM 73**: Pondering the Prosperity of the Wicked*
*RDCV 1 point #1** *
#. *Asaph confesses envy of the carefree life of the wicked in this world*
#. *Appears to be the lifestyles of the rich and famous (That I do not have)*
#. *The initial look reveals or describes the material situation (verse 4&5)*
#. *Then it goes on to sketch the personality (verse 6-12)*
#. *Those who have it all tend to become arrogant (verse 6) *
#. *They sense no need for God and no need to be considerate of others (verse9 & 11) *
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*Psalm 73:1-12*
1 Surely God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart!
2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps had almost slipped.
3 For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are no pains in their death,
And their body is fat.
5 They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like mankind.
6 Therefore pride is their necklace;
The garment of violence covers them.
7 Their eye bulges from fatness;
The imaginations of their heart run riot.
8 They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak from on high.
9 They have set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue parades through the earth.
10 Therefore his people return to this place,
And waters of abundance are drunk by them.
11 They say, “How does God know?
And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked;
And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
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*RDCV point #2 *
*He became bitter, feeling his own commitment to god and His ways was all in vain** *
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*Psalm 73:13-15*
13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
And washed my hands in innocence;
14 For I have been stricken all day long
And chastened every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
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*RDCV point # 3*
*Then, while worshiping, *
*He realized** the very prosperity of the wicked was “slippery ground,” for they felt no need of God and they are vulnerable to judgment** *
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*Psalm 73:16-20*
16 When I pondered to understand this,
It was troublesome in my sight
*17 Until I came into the sanctuary of God;*
*Then I perceived their end.*
18 Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
19 How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
20 Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.
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*RDCV point # 4*
*Suddenly Asaph felt foolish—and relieved*
*He had God, now and forever.
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*And having God as his portion far outweighs a carefree life** *
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*Psalm 73:21-28*
*Were are looking at the Aha moment of Asaph ** *
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I. We need to be honest with ourselves and God (verses 22-23)
21 When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within,
22 Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
!! A. Asaph is giving us the process of his thoughts
!! B. Whose heart?
Verse21a
!!! 1. Results
!!!! a) Embittered lit., “grew sour”
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