WHEN YOU NEED GOD TO HURRY (9 OF 10)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Psalm 70:1-5
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When You Need God to Hurry (9 of 10)
Series: Songs for the Summer
Jim Perdue
Psalm 70:1-5
Intro/Attention
We're in a series on Sunday mornings entitled Songs for the Summer. We are looking at selected chapters in the book of Psalms, which actually served as Israel's hymnbook. They didn't have XM satellite radio, Pandora, Apple Music, or Spotify. So they would record these songs in a book and sing them on a consistent basis. These weren't just scripture passages to the Hebrew people; these were the songs they sang together. There were songs about victory and tragedy, triumph and defeat, strength and fear, peace and frustration. Just like us, every once in awhile, there was a song so good they just pressed repeat and played it again. If you're old school, that means they pressed rewind on the tape player and listened to the song again. Or, they reused the chorus at least.*
That's what we see here in Psalm 70. If you read Psalm 70 and think, this sounds familiar, you're right. This is almost a word for word repeat of what we see in Psalm 40:13-16. In fact, if you opened to both of these chapters you would discover very little difference from the last verses of Psalm 40 and the entire chapter of Psalm 70. READ TEXT
The first thing we discover after realizing this is a repeat, is that David was in great need. He needed help and he needed it fast. Apparently, he was in some sort of danger and wanted God to help him quickly.
Look how often he uses the word hasten or its synonyms. The idea occurs twice in verse 1: ''Make haste, O god, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!'' (ON SCREEN) Then it occurs twice more at the end of the psalm, in verse 5: ''Hasten to me, O God! O Lord, do not delay!'' (ON SCREEN) Four times in just five verses! *Have you ever felt like that? I am sure you have. It may be a situation at work or in your family. It may involve a serious illness. You may be telling God, ''I need help now. If you don't step in and help me ...
Series: Songs for the Summer
Jim Perdue
Psalm 70:1-5
Intro/Attention
We're in a series on Sunday mornings entitled Songs for the Summer. We are looking at selected chapters in the book of Psalms, which actually served as Israel's hymnbook. They didn't have XM satellite radio, Pandora, Apple Music, or Spotify. So they would record these songs in a book and sing them on a consistent basis. These weren't just scripture passages to the Hebrew people; these were the songs they sang together. There were songs about victory and tragedy, triumph and defeat, strength and fear, peace and frustration. Just like us, every once in awhile, there was a song so good they just pressed repeat and played it again. If you're old school, that means they pressed rewind on the tape player and listened to the song again. Or, they reused the chorus at least.*
That's what we see here in Psalm 70. If you read Psalm 70 and think, this sounds familiar, you're right. This is almost a word for word repeat of what we see in Psalm 40:13-16. In fact, if you opened to both of these chapters you would discover very little difference from the last verses of Psalm 40 and the entire chapter of Psalm 70. READ TEXT
The first thing we discover after realizing this is a repeat, is that David was in great need. He needed help and he needed it fast. Apparently, he was in some sort of danger and wanted God to help him quickly.
Look how often he uses the word hasten or its synonyms. The idea occurs twice in verse 1: ''Make haste, O god, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!'' (ON SCREEN) Then it occurs twice more at the end of the psalm, in verse 5: ''Hasten to me, O God! O Lord, do not delay!'' (ON SCREEN) Four times in just five verses! *Have you ever felt like that? I am sure you have. It may be a situation at work or in your family. It may involve a serious illness. You may be telling God, ''I need help now. If you don't step in and help me ...
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