Psalm 66 - Come and Worship
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1. Come and Worship: World to praise God (Psalm 66:1-4)
2. Come and See: God’s people to Praise (Psalm 66:5-12)
3. Come and Hear: Personal praise (Psalm 66:13-20)
Message Exposition
Message Exposition
Public Praise and Worship of God (Psalm 66:1-12)
Public Praise and Worship of God (Psalm 66:1-12)
1. Come and Worship: The psalmist invites the world to praise God (Psalm 66:1-4)
1. Come and Worship: The psalmist invites the world to praise God (Psalm 66:1-4)
The psalmist calls for the whole world to praise and worship God (Psalm 66:1-3)
The psalmist calls for the whole world to praise and worship God (Psalm 66:1-3)
All: The invitation for the world to praise God (His name and His praise) (Psalm 66:1-4)
1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
2 sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
The psalmist expects a time, in the future, where God will be universally praised (Psalm 66:4)
The psalmist expects a time, in the future, where God will be universally praised (Psalm 66:4)
4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah
23 From new moon to new moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before me, declares the Lord.
16 Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Booths.
10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
2. Come and See: The psalmist calls for the praise of God because of faithfulness towards His people (Psalm 66:5-12)
2. Come and See: The psalmist calls for the praise of God because of faithfulness towards His people (Psalm 66:5-12)
The psalmist calls God’s people to praise God for His saving works on behalf of them (Psalm 66:5-7)
The psalmist calls God’s people to praise God for His saving works on behalf of them (Psalm 66:5-7)
All/They/We: God’s power over creation and people (Psalm 66:5-7)
5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, how he has brought desolations on the earth.
6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him,
7 who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
The psalmist calls God’s people to praise God for His sanctifying works on behalf of them (Psalm 66:8-12)
The psalmist calls God’s people to praise God for His sanctifying works on behalf of them (Psalm 66:8-12)
All/They/We: Providence: Preserving, Testing, Purposeful (Psalm 66:8-12)
8 Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip.
10 For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.
6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
Suffering is Passing – “for a little while”
Suffering has a Purpose – “if necessary”
Suffering is Painful – “grieved”
Suffering is Plentiful – “various trials”
Suffering can Prompt Joy – “in this you rejoice”
7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Suffering promotes growth/proves our faith “tested genuineness of your faith”
8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
Sufferings persuades us to look to Christ (His humiliation – Cross and His glorification – heaven)
Suffering produces in us a deeper passion for Christ
TREASURING CHRIST (LOVING HIM)
TRUSTING CHRIST (BELIEVING HIM)
INEXPRESSIBLE AND GLORIFIED JOY
9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
11 You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
12 you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
23 and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, who have said to you, ‘Bow down, that we may pass over’; and you have made your back like the ground and like the street for them to pass over.”
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Private Praise and Worship of God (Psalm 66:1-12)
Private Praise and Worship of God (Psalm 66:1-12)
3. Come and Hear: The psalmist praises God because God has saved him (Psalm 66:13-20)
3. Come and Hear: The psalmist praises God because God has saved him (Psalm 66:13-20)
I/All: Personal devotion expressed through the House and its Sacrifices (Psalm 66:13-20)
Worship - Sacrifice of Praise (Psalm 66:13-15)
Worship - Sacrifice of Praise (Psalm 66:13-15)
13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you,
14 that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah
Answered Prayer - Hear the testimony of God’s saving work (Psalm 66:16-20)
Answered Prayer - Hear the testimony of God’s saving work (Psalm 66:16-20)
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19 But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!
The Gospel in Psalm 66
The Gospel in Psalm 66
Gospel Transformation Bible: English Standard Version Study Notes for the Psalms
Psalm 66 This is an example of what some have called “doxological evangelism.” As persons created by God, all are born into a relationship of creational (human) lordship under their Creator, but all have rebelled against this divine lordship by sinning (Rom. 3:23). Whom he worships reveals whether a person is living in faithfulness or in rebellion (Rom. 1:25). Therefore, the psalmists issue God’s call to all of his creatures to worship the one true God (Ps. 66:1–4).
God’s purpose with Israel was to work not only in them but through them. Their very purpose as a nation was to be a light to the world (Ps. 66:5–8; Ex. 19:5–6). They were a prototype of the kingdom God would build with citizens from every nation (Heb. 8:10; Rev. 7:4). So what God did for Israel was not exclusive to her but rather was a foretaste of what he planned to do for the Gentiles too (Rom. 15:11). Even Israel’s suffering demonstrated that God never lets go of his people (Ps. 66:8–12), a truth that believing Gentiles would one day embrace.
The modern worshiper praying this psalm ultimately realizes that God’s preservation of Israel brought Christ into the world (vv. 13–16). He is faithful to save at all times and in every place (Eph. 2:11–13; 1 Tim. 2:1–4). His kindness should draw to repentance and his mercy should inspire holiness. The psalmist is not declaring that perfection is necessary for answered prayer, but rather that all who have tasted of God’s grace cannot cherish that which is abhorrent to the God they love (Ps. 66:17–20; 1 John 3:4–10).
Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
What new thoughts have you had since reading and studying Mark 1:21-45 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
Bringing It Home
Pondering the Passage:
Pondering the Passage:
What is the main point? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Learn
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
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
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)
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?