Psalm 3: Under Pressure
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Introduction
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
Gas Prices, War, Inflation, Family, Work
Feeling the Pressure.
Queen and Bowie: Under Pressure
Encanto: Pressure like a drip, drip, drip
The Psalms are a pressure release valve for the soul…like being able to just rant to a friend…song of the valley…opportunity to cry out to God.
Psalm 3
Psalm 3
Psalm 3:1–8 (ESV)
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom His Son.
1 O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
2 many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
4 I cried aloud to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
5 I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.
7 Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people! Selah
Under Pressure
Under Pressure
Psalm 3:1–2 (ESV)
Psalm 3:1–2 (ESV)
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom His Son.
1 O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
2 many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah
Scripture: Psalm 3 - Superscript / Title: First Psalm, First of David, First of Lament, First tied to a specific event; David running from Absalom – 2 Samuel 15-16
2 Samuel 15:30 “30 But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.” (ESV)
2 Samuel 15:30 “30 But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.” (ESV)
This is David’s Valley Song...
Vs. 1 – Lord! – a cry of pain; Many, Many, Many – too many!
Illustration: Too many Covid regulations, rumors of war, confusion, schoolteachers
Illustration: Spinning plates on the Ed Sullivan Show
Vs. 2 – No help from God – Can God Rescue?
Illustration: Charles Spurgeon – “It is the most bitter of all afflictions to be led to fear that there is no help for us in God.”
Illustration: John Claypool
No Rescue…
Selah
Selah
Pause to Reconnect
Pause to Reconnect
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
4 I cried aloud to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
Vs. 3 – But You! – Replace the Many for the One!
Shield Around me –Rescue – shields usually only partially protect
Illustration: Turtle have stubby feet – can’t run away but are protected; Armadillo – surrounded by shielding even on feet.
Glory and Lifter of My Head – Freedom and Purpose – restored dignity and eliminated shame.
Illustration: Eeyore, head down;
Student in High School, hoody up, headphones in…face downcast
Vs. 4 – I cried aloud, and He answers me…David stays connected in prayer
Illustration: Car Battery issues…
Illustration: Mother Theresa
Pause to Reset
Pause to Reset
5 I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.
Illustration: “I don’t know how you get up in the morning.”
Illustration: Wendell Berry – Practice Resurrection – when you are down, let God bring you to life again.
Practice Resurrection
Practice Resurrection
Illustration: Because He Lives in Cuba
Under Pressure: Pause to Connect, Pause to Reset, and Practice Resurrection
Under Pressure: Pause to Connect, Pause to Reset, and Practice Resurrection