‘Songs of Summer – What is Your Psalm’ – 7.14.2024

July 14, 2024
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WHAT IS YOUR PSALM?

Psalms are composed of sacred songs, or of sacred poems meant to be sung.

 

Psalms were written with a general structure:

 

ADDRESS – A CALL OUT TO GOD.

 

1 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!  2 Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.  3 Acknowledge that the Lord is God!  He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:1-3 NLT

 

1 I cry out to God; yes, I shout.  Oh, that God would listen to me! Psalm 77:1 NLT

 

1 I cry out to the Lord; I plead for the Lord’s mercy.  2 I pour out my complaints before him and tell him all my troubles. Psalm 142:1-2 NLT

 

DISTRESS – THE PROBLEM OR CRISIS YOU ARE FACING.

 

3 When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me. Psalm 142:3 NLT

 

2 But as for me, I almost lost my footing.  My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.  3 For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.  Psalm 73:2-3 NLT 

 

9 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress.  Tears blur my eyes. My body and souls are withering away.  10 I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within. Psalm 31:9-10 NLT

 

APPEAL – TELLING GOD WHAT YOU NEED.

 

4 The one thing I ask of the Lord – the thing I seek the most – is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, delighting in the LORD’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. Psalm 27:4 NLT 

 

1 O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf.  Do not be quiet, O God. Psalm 83:1 NLT

 

16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.  But what a difficult task it is! Psalm 73:16 NLT 

 

DELIVERANCE – HOW GOD HELPED YOU.

 

17 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked. Psalm 73:17 NLT

 

17 The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help.  He rescues them from all their troubles.  18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:17-18 NLT 

 

7 We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap.  The trap is broken, and we are free! Psalm 124:7 NLT 

 

TESTIMONY – ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PRAISE FOR GOD’S HELP.

 

8 Our help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8 NLT 

 

23 Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand.  24 You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. Psalm 73:23-24 NLT 

 

17 O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love. Psalm 59:17 NLT

 

Next Steps:

 

Write out your Psalm!

 

Address: ______________________________________________________

Distress: ______________________________________________________

Appeal: _______________________________________________________

Deliverance: __________________________________________________

Testimony: ____________________________________________________

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