Psalm 55

Illus:

Jesus and Judas

individual Lament

Being hurt by someone we are close too.

A Despairing Prayer 1-3

David is driven to prayer, and feels as if the Lord is not being attentive to his situation. He is restless because of the words of his enemies.

*Words Matter and they can be used in ways that tear down and destroy.

Lamentations 3:19 CSB

Remember my affliction and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison.

Lam 3:19

B Personal Reflections 4-8

Escape is desired. David is brutally honest. His fear is almost paralyzing.

“heart shuddering” or in anguish is like the heart of a woman in labor.

Exodus 15:16 CSB

terror and dread will fall on them. They will be as still as a stone because of your powerful arm until your people pass by, Lord, until the people whom you purchased pass by.

This is real life. This is real praying. We can identify with it…but even more importantly, God has identified with it in the form of Jesus taking on human flesh.

dove==Jonah

wilderness is inhospitable but it is better than the city because of wickedness.

The humanity of Jesus: John—He weeps at Lazarus’s death.

C Prayer for Justice 9-15

Evil is present. Lord do something. Act how you have acted before Lord—BABEL—confuse language.

Davis lodges his complaint with the Lord because he trusts his vindication. Isaiah and Habakkuk both pray in similar ways.

Isaiah 57:1–2 CSB

The righteous person perishes, and no one takes it to heart; the faithful are taken away, with no one realizing that the righteous person is taken away because of evil. He will enter into peace— they will rest on their beds— everyone who lives uprightly.

is 57:1-2

arrows to boomerangs

s.

The enemy is a close friend

Proverbs 16:28 CSB

A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Jeremiah 9:4–5 CSB

Everyone has to be on guard against his friend. Don’t trust any brother, for every brother will certainly deceive, and every friend spread slander. Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to speak lies; they wear themselves out doing wrong.

Repent or Defeat

C’ Assurance of Justice 16-21

evening, morning, and noon—totality of the day

ex. breaky, lunch, dinner

The salvation of the Lord contrasts with his judgment

Divine Warrior

unharmed

19-Confessional Statement

The enemy is not like the Lord, but like the serpent.

hypocrites.

Proverbs 5:3 CSB

Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her words are smoother than oil,

prov

B’ Reflection on the Lord 22-23

The Lord is just. Cast your cares to him.

A’ Hopeful Trust 23

Therefore, submit o His pan and trust Him.