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Message Introduction
Message Outline
1. Declares his trust in God (Psalm 62:1-2)
2. Confronts to his enemies (Psalm 62:3-4)
3. Preaches to himself (Psalm 62:5-7)
4. Instructs others (Psalm 62:8-10)
5. Talks to God (Psalm 62:11-12)
Message Exposition: Psalm 62:1-12
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The psalmist declares his trust in God (Psalm 62:1-2)
God will give you rest
I think this is something Christians in our day especially need to learn.
As I see it, our problem is not that we do not trust God, at least in some sense.
We have to do that to be Christians.
To become a Christian you have to trust God in the matter of salvation at least.
It is rather that we do not trust God only, meaning that we always want to add in something else to trust as well
2. The psalmist confronts to his enemies (Psalm 62:3-4)
3. The psalmist preaches to himself (Psalm 62:5-7)
“If God is my refuge, what enemy can pursue me?
If God is my defense, what temptation shall wound me?
If God is my rock, what storm shall shake me?
If God is my salvation, what sorrow shall deject me?
If God is my glory, what slander shall defame me?"
4. The psalmist instructs others (Psalm 62:8-10)
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The psalmist hears God and reminds himself of God’s character and promises (Psalm 62:11-12)
The Gospel in Psalm 62
Psalm 62 Salvation comes by trusting God alone.
But trusting God alone brings disciples into conflict with a world that trusts itself (vv.
3–4; 1 John 3:1, 13).
Ultimately, David’s trust is in a God who alone “is my rock and my salvation” (Ps.
62:6).
These words describe the character and heart of God, whose full provision will ultimately be revealed in the coming Savior, who will overcome the world for his people (John 16:33).
He will enable believers to overcome the world by providing a more sure foundation and a more enduring hope (Ps.
62:2–6; 1 John 5:5).
The world’s focus is to gain power and possessions, which will vanish (Ps.
62:4, 10; James 5:3), but the hope of believers is eternally secure, because their honor and riches are safely stored in heaven (Ps.
62:7; Matt.
6:19–20).
David reasons that if God can be trusted for salvation, then he can be entrusted with everything else, even one’s reputation (Ps.
62:7–9).
True faith is not only bolstered by a strong God; it is emboldened by his love.
We need not only strength for our wills but fuel for our emotions.
God provides both (vv.
11–12; 2 Cor.
1:3–4).
When believers remember God’s steadfast love, they will actually look forward to judgment, because that love has taken their sins away, as the scapegoat symbolized on the Day of Atonement (Ex.
34:6–7; Lev.
16:1–34).
On that same day the blood of the other goat symbolized the atoning righteousness to be provided through the final Lamb (1 Pet.
1:19).
The believer can look forward to the judgment because it will be the day on which all wrong is put right (Matt.
16:27; Rom.
2:6).
In Christ, we have nothing to fear.
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Discussion Questions
What new thoughts have you had since reading and studying Psalm 62 or from Hearing James’ message on the passage?
What verse from this passage will you commit to meditating on and memorizing this week?
Write it down.
Share it with others.
Bringing It Home
Pondering the Passage:
What is the main point?
Learn
What did I learn?
Where has my thinking, beliefs, and values been challenged in this passage?
Do I find any of the characteristics ways of thinking or behaving of the ungodly in my life?
List and describe those areas in which I struggle.
Love
What does this passage teach me about God?
Has my thinking about God changed?
How have I learned to love God more and others selflessly as a result of this passage?
Have I learned ways that I have acted unlovingly towards others that I must change?
Live
What are the practical steps that I can take to apply to what I have learned in this passage?
Where must I change?
What do I need to repent and confess?
How will pondering and personalizing this passage change how I live my life today and moving forward?
Praying the Passage (ACTS)
What specific things can I pray adoring God because of what I learned in this passage?
What specific things do I need to confess based on what I learned from this passage?
What specific things do I need to thank God for based on what I learned from this passage?
What specific things do I need to request in prayer (supplication) based on what I learned from this passage?
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