Psalm, Chapter 71
Prayer of an Old Man for Deliverance.
71 In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed.
o first of all notice guides grace in that the man lived to be old
o Second notice that your need to pray and ask God for deliverance doesn't go away even when you're older
o Finally note that the older you get and the more prayers that you have made certainly the more you can trust God that he will deliver you again!
o To take refuge in the Lord means it's the place that you run to
o even though David is an older man he still runs to God regularly because he knows that's his safe place
o let me never be ashamed (this means don't let me down God continue to save me even as you have before)
ยง notice the duration is never (this means keep protecting me forever and ever)
2 In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
Incline Your ear to me and save me.
o notice that David doesn't pray in his own righteousness but in God's righteousness
o David could ask Jesus to deliver him because of the righteousness that was in Christ alone
o I like that David ask God to incline his ear to him that means he wants God's attention and he expects God to give it to him
o and save me (this means that David also expects God to answer his prayer request in the affirmative)
o are you bold enough to ask God to bend his ear and listen to you?
o is your faith strong enough that you absolutely believe that he will listen and that he will help you and answer you in the affirmative like David did?
3 Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come;
You have given commandment to save me,
For You are my [a]rock and my fortress.
o a rock of habitation seems to imply that you spend so much time on this rock it's almost like you live there
o Jesus Christ will be your rock, your strong foundation, all your life, and He will never leave you or forsake you
o David knows that God gave a commandment to save David who is a Sinner
o David knows if God made a commandment then it's going to be kept
o David expects God to keep his promises, do you?
o again this speaks volumes about the personal relationship between Jesus and David
o David sees Jesus as his rock; a firm foundation on which he can build his life in confidence and trust
o and my fortress (this speaks of God hedge of protection like a fortress wall all around every side and for all his years)
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